“I’M Easy”was the Oscar-and Golden Globe winning song of 1975, and It’s also on the American Film Institute’s “100 Years/100 Songs” survey of the top tunes in American Cinema.

The Song was written and sung by Keith Carradine in director Robert Altman’s Oscar-winning) film, “Nashville.”

Keith played a womanizer, who sings the song at a Nashville nightclub, while dedicating it to someone special. Several women in the audience think it’s about them. But is it?

The film version of “I’m Easy” was backed only by acoustic guitar and cello…but when it was released as a single, several other instruments were added and Keith sang it just a tiny bit faster.

Whoever made those subtle changes was pretty smart, because in 1976, the single version EASILY topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart, while reaching #17 on the Hot 100

Interestingly, Keith became a one-hit wonder…but his acting career continued to be pretty solid. Broadway fans may remember him as Will Rogers in “The Will Rogers Follies,” and on TV, he played Wyatt, Penny’s dad on “The Big Bang Theory.”

(And Yes, He is a member of the famous Carradine acting family that included his father John and, brother David.

“I’m Easy” by Keith Carradine:a Great Song of 1975-76

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==Mike Cook