Ferlin Husky
Ferlin Husky
Artist Information
Genres: Traditional Country, Country-Pop, Country Comedy, Honky Tonk, Bakersfield Sound, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan
Active: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's
Born: December 3, 1927 in Flat River, MO
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Biography
Ferlin Husky had three separate careers. Out of the three, the best-known is his country-pop career, which brought him to the top of the charts in the late '50s, but he was also known as a honky tonk singer called Terry Preston and a country comic named Simon Crum. Of course, Preston and Crum are just footnotes to Husky's very popular career, even though Crum nearly became a household name as well. During the late '50s and early '60s, he had a string of Top 40 country hits, highlighted by two number one hits -- "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove" -- which each spent ten weeks at the top of the charts.
Discography
Release: May 12, 2008
Label: Acrobat
Release: January 1, 2007
Label: Goldenlane