Henson Cargill

Henson Cargill ( born February 5, 1941 † 24 March, 2007 Edmond, Oklahoma) was an American country musician.

Life

Henson Cargill came from a prominent family who owned a farm just outside Oklahoma City. His grandfather OA Cargill had been mayor of Oklahoma City. Cargill attended Colorado State University. His musical career began with appearances in clubs in and around Colorado City and Tulsa. Mid-1960 he moved Henson Cargill to Nashville, where he a group called The Kimberley joined.

In 1967 he began his solo career with Monument Records and landed simultaneously with Skip a Rope 1968 for five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard country charts and was also found in the Top 25 on the pop charts. Until the early 1970s was followed by yet another top 20 hits. Later he had his own TV show called Country Hayride and entered in Reno and Las Vegas to live. Country legend Johnny Cash was the godfather of his eldest son.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Henson Cargill was able to put some songs in the Top 30. He eventually returned to Oklahoma City, where he worked for the sheriff's office. Henson Cargill died from complications of surgery. He left behind three children.