Have I told you lately that I love you
Could I tell you once again somehow
Have I told, with all my heart and soul how I adore you
Well darlin' I'm tellin' you now.
This heart would break in two if you refuse me
I'm no good without you anyhow
Dear have I told you lately that I love you
Well darlin' I'm tellin' you now.

Have I told you lately that I miss you
When the stars are shinin' in the sky
Have I told you why the nights are long when you're not with me
Well darlin' I'm tellin' you now
This heart would break in two if you refuse me
I'm no good without you anyhow
Dear have I told you lately that I love you
Well darlin' I'm tellin' you now.

Have I told you lately when I'm sleepin'
Every dream I dream is you somehow
Have I told you who I'd like to share my love forever
Well darlin' I'm telling you now
This heart would break in two if you refuse me
I'm no good without you anyhow
Dear have I told you lately that I love you
Well darlin' I'm tellin' you now.

I moved to Houston, Texas, in the 1980s and started listening to a country station called KIKK on the radio. During the day, KIKK-AM would play old country western songs. They called it the Country Oldies Show and Larry Galla was the DJ.

I fell in love with those old country songs. I remember how I had a radio on my desk at work and would listen to the "country oldies" from 10:00am until 2:00pm each day.

I really liked the Country Oldies Show because people would call in requests for thier favorite songs and Larry Galla would always play them.

So, I got up my courage and decided to call the station and request, "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" by Jim Reeves. When Larry Galla answered the phone I was so nervous that I forgot the name of my song. I stuttered and stammered and finally said, "Would you play...Have I Told You That I Love You...Uh....Lately?"

Mr. Galla was very kind and played my song on the air. It will always be a favorite of mine.

"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" has been recored by dozens of popular music performers. Here is a list of some who have chosen to put their own personal spin on this classic song.

Jim Ed Brown
Canadian Sweethearts
Eddie Cochran
Tommy Collins
Jill Corey
Floyd Cramer
Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
Skeeter Davis and Porter Wagoner
Don Edwards
George Faith
Red Foley
Bob Hope
Stonewall Jackson
Lulu Belle and Scotty
Vera Lynn
Susan McCann
Barry Manilow
Rick Nelson
Elvis Presley
Jim Reeves
Cliff Richard
Riders in the Sky
Riders of the Purple Sage
Tex Ritter
Marty Robbins
Kenny Rogers
The Sons of the Pioneers
Ringo Starr
Hank Thompson
Wesley Tuttle
Billy Fury
Greg Vail
Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra
Bobby Vinton
Mac Wiseman
Faron Young

Lulu Belle and Scotty were one of the major country music acts of the 1930s and 1940s, known as "The Sweethearts of Country Music".

Lulu Belle was born Myrtle Eleanor Cooper, December 24, 1914 in Boone, North Carolina. She died February 8, 1999.

Scotty Wiseman was born November 8, 1909, in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. He died of a heart attack on February 1, 1981.

Lulu Belle and Scotty enjoyed enormous national popularity thanks to their regular appearances on the National Barn Dance which was broadcast on WLS Radio in Chicago and was a serious rival to the Grand Ole Opry. In fact, the Barn Dance enjoyed a large radio audience in the 1930s and early 1940s with some 20 million Americans regularly tuning in. The duo married in 1934, one year after Scotty became a regular on the barn dance (Lulu Belle had been a solo performer there since 1932). The duo is best known for their self-penned classic "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?", which became one of the first country songs to attract major attention in pop circles and was recorded by many artists in both genres.

Lulu Belle and Scotty recorded for many record labels over the years, including Vocalion Records, Columbia Records, Bluebird Records, and finally Starday Records, in their final sessions during the 1960s reprising their old hits that are still in print today on CD. At the peak of their fame they became the first country music stars to venture into feature motion pictures, appearing in such films as Shine on Harvest Moon (1938), County Fair (1941), and National Barn Dance (1944).