“High Sierra” was written by Harley Allen, the bluegrass and country songwriter, during his years in Ohio. It was first recorded by Eddie Adcock and Martha Adcock around 1980.
The song is a heartbreak number set against the high country. Looking back on a love that failed, the singer reckons with what each of them got wrong; the cold, towering image of the high Sierra mirrors the distance that has opened between them.
The song reached a wide audience when Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris recorded it for their album “Trio II.&rdquo.
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