Roy Drusky
Roy Drusky ( born June 22, 1930 as Roy Frank Drusky Jr. in Atlanta, Georgia; † 24 September 2004) was an American country music singer and songwriter, who in the 1960s had its greatest successes.
Life
Roy Drusky began during his two years of service with the U.S. Navy, to deal seriously with music. After his release, he studied veterinary medicine. With two friends, he formed a band, the Southern Ranch Boys. Winning a talent contest led to his own show at a local radio station. In 1953 he received a recording contract from the Starday label. Two years later he moved to Columbia Records. He worked for a time as a disc jockey and began composing songs.
An important step in his career he succeeded in 1958, when Faron Young with his song Alone With You landed a number 1 hit. After this success Prestige Drusky moved to Nashville, where he signed with Decca Records and was produced by Owen Bradley. In 1960 he had his first top 10 hits with Another and Anymore. In the same year he became a permanent member of the Grand Ole Opry. After a few more hits, he moved to Mercury Records in 1963.
Here he reached in 1965 with the duet sung with Priscilla Mitchell Yes, Mr. Peters the top position on the country charts. He was considered one of the leading representatives of the soft Nashville Sounds. His singing style and the romantic ballads reminiscent of Eddy Arnold. Until the early 1970s, he produced a long series of top 10 and top 20 hits. In 1974, he joined Capitol Records and later to Scorpion, but remained in the charts quotations.
In addition to his activities as a singer and songwriter, he worked from the mid-1960s as a music producer and starred in three feature films. His last appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, he had in 2003.