▁two ▁months ▁and ▁began ▁playing ▁and ▁singing ▁with ▁another ▁band ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁ends ▁meet . ▁ ▁Career ▁decl ine , ▁and ▁home ▁life ▁in ▁Nash ville ▁( 1 9 6 1 – 1 9 6 5 ) ▁Web b ' s ▁contract ▁with ▁Sun ▁Records ▁exp ired ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁his ▁guitar , ▁and ▁co - w rote ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁Lyn n ' s ▁songs ▁but ▁was ▁never ▁cred ited ▁for ▁it . ▁He ▁also ▁secured ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Wil burn ▁Brothers ▁Publishing ▁Company ▁and ▁played ▁on ▁their ▁TV ▁show ▁for ▁$ 3 0 ▁per ▁week . ▁ ▁He ▁performed ▁other ▁country ▁music ▁sing ers ' ▁songs ▁like ▁P ats y ▁Mont ana ' s ▁sm ash ▁hit ▁song ▁" I ▁W ant ▁to ▁Be ▁a ▁Cow boy ' s ▁S weet heart " ▁and ▁K itt y ▁Well s ' ▁sm ash ▁hit ▁" It ▁Was n ' t ▁God ▁Who ▁Made ▁Hon ky ▁Ton k ▁Ang els ". ▁His ▁sister ▁ur ged ▁him ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Nash ville , ▁and ▁she ▁secured ▁him ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁V ocal ion ▁Records ▁in ▁M emph is ▁which ▁he ▁signed ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁for ▁$ 5 0 ▁per ▁week . ▁Jay ▁Lee ▁recorded ▁one ▁record , ▁however , ▁the ▁label ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁record ▁any ▁more ▁material ▁with ▁him . ▁Thus , ▁Web b ▁bre ached ▁the