Guess the 1960s song lyrics #196

*First line is the artist name. 1960. This was a country and pop hit. The song was written by a husband and wife team and was inspired by a phone conversation in which they had difficulty understanding each other due to background noise and her soft voice. This artist was referred to as the singer with the velvet touch. In 1964, he was killed in a plane crash at the age of 40. His songs continued to chart as hits years after his death.