Edit for headphones, June 2021. The song was released on the 1960 album "Love You So...", also onthe three cd box "Amazing Early 60s Box: 88 Hard-To-Find Hits" (Complete 60s – 12201).
Rolan Webster Holden (August 7, 1939 – January 22, 1997) was an American pop and rhythm and blues singer from Seattle, Washington. He appeared on The Lloyd Thaxton Show, Mike Douglas Show, American Bandstand and The Dick Clark Show. He performed at the Apollo Theater with artists Jackie Wilson, the Crests and Redd Foxx. Most notable were USO tour-stops with Elvis Presley, Pat Boone and Connie Francis.
Between 1958 and 1965 Ron toured with Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, James Brown, Brook Benton, Etta James, Cleve Duncan & the Penguins, Rosie and the Originals, the 5 Royales, the Coasters, Freddy Cannon, the Crests, Marvin & Johnny, Don and Dewey, Big Joe Turner, Marv Johnson, Mickey & Silvia, Harvey Fuqua & the Moonglows, Jimmy Clanton, the Olympics, Donnie Brooks and Bill Haley.
In 1969, Ron, as singer/entertainer, formed a six piece rock and R&B band: Ron Holden & Good News, performing at various clubs and festivals in the Seattle/Tacoma area for about eight months. The members were Charles Jefferson (trumpet), Bob Cozzetti (trumpet), Tim Gemmill (tenor sax-ouch!-phone & flute), Steve Swartz (drums), Toby Cyer (electric guitar) and Bruce Ransom (electric bass & guitar).
Ron was discovered by Larry Nelson. Ron spread the rumor that he had been heard singing by Nelson while being held in the King County jail after being arrested for marijuana and alcohol possession, but the story has not been confirmed. In 1959 Holden recorded the single "Love You So", peaking at #11 on the R&B Singles chart and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1960. Donna Records, owned by record company producer Bob Keane, bought the rights to Holden's recordings shortly after and issued a full LP entitled "Love You So"; this record was re-issued by Del-Fi Records in 1994. Holden returned to the charts in 1974 with "Can You Talk?" (US R&B #49).
LOVE YOU SO
(Ron Holden)
ahh my darling I love you so
more than you'll ever know
each night I kneel and say a prayer
hoping when I wake you'll still be there
I need your love with all my heart
promise me we'll never part
we have a love that's sure to be
true love for all eternity
always remember my love is true
no matter what I may do
and stay in this heart of mine
until the very end of time
my dearest I beg of you
to keep this love so plain and true
I ask the Lord, Lord up above
to never take away our love
no matter what I may do
remember my love is true
we have a love that's sure to be
true love, for all eternity
wow wow wow oh oooh woo wooo
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