Winford Lindsey Stewart (June 7, 1934 – July 17, 1985), better known as Wynn Stewart, was an American country music performer. He was one of the progenitors of the Bakersfield sound. Although not a huge chart success, he was an inspiration to such greats as Buck Owens and Merle Haggard.
Wynn Stewart was born in Morrisville, Missouri in 1934, during the Depression. He spent most of his childhood moving around the country with his sharecropping family. After World War II, Stewart spent a year working at KWTO in Springfield, Missouri. In 1948, he moved to California with his family. Stewart originally wanted to become a professional baseball player, but suffered from a hand disease and was also too short to play professional baseball. In high school Stewart formed a band that played at clubs around California. He soon met steel guitarist Ralph Mooney, who joined Stewart's band. The group's lineup consisted of guitarist Roy Nichols and bassist Bobby Austin.
Now gather around me blues
I'd like to make a toast
Let's all extend three cheers
To a guy that's lost the most
I don't want your pity
Or your sympathy
Just three cheers for the loser
That's me
Well, I set out to win her
Knowin' I might lose
I didn't think I'd end up
Talkin' to the blues
The only thing I didn't lose
Is her haunting memory
Three cheers for the loser
That's me
Now blues I stand before you
And I'm still hurtin' yet
The things I've been through
You know I won't forget
Still I took it like a man
You know I set her free
Three cheers for the loser
That's me
Well, I set out to win her
Knowin' I might lose
I didn't think I'd end up
Talkin' to the blues
The only thing I didn't lose
Is her haunting memory
Three cheers for the loser
That's me
Oh, three cheers for the loser
That's me