RIP Ferlin Husky

c.m: Congestive heart failure


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 honk, ballads, spoken recitations, and rockabilly pop tunes. He had two dozen Top 20 hits in the Billboard country charts between 1953–1975; his versatility and matinee-idol looks propelling a seven-decade entertainment career.


In the 1950s and 60s, Husky's hits included "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove," each reaching No. 1 on the country charts. He also created a comic outspoken hayseed character, Simon Crum; and recorded under the stage name Terry Preston from 1948–1953.


In 2010, Husky was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Husky was one of the first country singers to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (for recording) at 6675 Hollywood Blvd.


He is survived by six daughters, two sons and several grandchildren.

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