Ferlin Husky

Ferlin Husky

1925-12-03 – 2011-03-17 (age 85) Cantwell, Missouri, USA
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Biography

Ferlin Eugene Husky (December 3, 1925 – March 17, 2011) was an early American country music singer who was equally adept at the genres of traditional honky-tonk, ballads, spoken recitations, and rockabilly pop tunes. He had two dozen top-20 hits in the Billboard country charts between 1953 and 1975; his versatility and matinee-idol looks propelled a seven-decade entertainment career.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Husky's hits included "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove", each reaching number one on the country charts. He also created a comic outspoken hayseed character, Simon Crum; and recorded under the stage name Terry Preston from 1948 to 1953. In 2010, Husky was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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Known For

Country Music Holiday
Country Music Holiday

1958

as Verne Brand

Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Hillbillys in a Haunted House

1967

as Woody Wetherby

Las Vegas Hillbillys
Las Vegas Hillbillys

1966

as Woody Wetherby

Swamp Girl
Swamp Girl

1971

as Swamp Ranger

Forty Acre Feud
Forty Acre Feud

1965

as Simon Crumb

Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts

2007

as Himself (archive footage)

Mister Rock and Roll