Ferlin Husky
Ferlin Husky ( born December 3, 1925 in Flat River, Missouri, † March 17, 2011 Westmoreland, Tennessee) was an American country music singer.
- 2.1 albums
- 2.2 Single - Discography (selection)
Life
Hailing from rural Missouri Ferlin Husky began his musical career as a disc jockey in Bakersfield, California. Under the name Terry Preston - his birth name seemed inappropriate for a reputable country singer - he joined nightly on the local club scene. As a bassist, he was occasionally in recordings and concerts of established musicians. In the small Fourstar Label eleven unsuccessful singles were recorded from 1949 to 1951.
Career
The manager of Tennessee Ernie Ford was aware of him and gave 1951 a record contract with Capitol label known where published from 1951 to 1953 seven singles under the name Terry Preston. Under his real name Ferlin Husky, the first singles Hank's song was published in 1953, the same time he produced until mid- 1954 as Terry Preston continues songs with Capitol.
After initial failures to him in 1953 succeeded in duet with Jean Shepard A Dear John Letter a number 1 hit in the country charts in the U.S. pop charts in the title reached number 16 While Shepard took over the vocals, Husky is part from chanting. It is the story of a U.S. soldier shortly after the Korean War, who receives a letter from his beloved, in which this informs him that the relationship was over and she was going to marry his brother. After the success of the single was a Top 10 hit again produced with the answer song Forgive Me John.
But it took another four years until Husky made the breakthrough as a soloist. His remarkable Gone held ten weeks the top spot on the country charts and entered as a crossover to 4th place in the pop charts a. A similar success was achieved in 1960 with Wings Of A Dove ( Country Charts # 1 U.S. singles chart number 12 ).
Under the alias Simon Crum, he launched the mid-1950s a third career as a musical comedian. Again, he was successful, though the sales figures of Ferlin Husky could not be reached. His first song as Simon Crum was the Cuzz You're So Sweet, published in March 1955. The most successful single from Simon Crum was Country Music Is Here To Stay, the record was released in October 1958 and reached number two on the country charts.
Husky's popularity waned since the early 1960s continuously. In 1962 he succeeded the last time a placement in the U.S. Billboard 100 with the single The Waltz You Saved For Me Only he was rarely represented in the upper regions of the country charts. His biggest hits during this period were 1966 Once ( country charts 4th place) and 1968 Just For You ( Country Charts No. 4 ). Several occasions he participated in films and television shows. In 1972 he moved to ABC Records. Health problems forced him to repeatedly pause for long periods.
Discography
Albums
Selection criterion: all Albums 1955-1975 published in the United States. Order of information: year of publication, album title, label, catalog number, # = ranking in the country LP charts. = Not have a U.S. catalog number is found
Single - Discography (selection)
Selection Criteria: All singles that came in the Top 20 on the country charts.