▁never ▁amount ed ▁to ▁much , ▁but ▁Lin de man ▁was ▁convinced ▁that ▁she ▁could ▁write ▁something ▁better . ▁ ▁Her ▁better ▁work ▁included ▁" L ittle ▁Things ▁Mean ▁a ▁Lot ", ▁which , ▁as ▁recorded ▁by ▁K itt y ▁K allen , ▁was ▁the ▁top ▁song ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁" Red ▁He aded ▁Str anger ", ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁top ▁hit ▁when ▁recorded ▁by ▁Will ie ▁Nelson . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Writ ers ▁of ▁America ▁chose ▁it ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Western ▁songs ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁She ▁also ▁wrote ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁ ▁" Black berry ▁Winter ", ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁back - door ▁million - s eller ▁as ▁the ▁B - side ▁of ▁Mitch ▁Miller ' s ▁recording ▁of ▁The ▁Y ellow ▁Rose ▁of ▁Texas , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁# 1 ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁Ed ith ▁Lin de man ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁the ▁Song writ ers ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁Richmond ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : American ▁the ater ▁critics ▁Category : American ▁film ▁critics ▁Category : 1 8 9 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁female ▁song writ ers ▁Category : American ▁song writ ers ▁Category : American ▁women ▁journal ists ▁Category : 2