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Ferlin Eugene Husky (December 3, 1925 – March 17, 2011) was an American country music singer who was equally adept at honky-tonk, ballads, spoken recitations, rockabilly and pop tunes. From 1948 to 1953, he recorded under the stage name Terry Preston. [2]
Mar 18, 2011 · Ferlin Husky, a pioneering country music entertainer in the 1950s and early 1960s who helped open the door for performers specializing in a distinctively twangy California strain of...
Husky was one of the first country music entertainers to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Elvis, Jane Russell, Ferlin, & Lou Costello 1950's . Ferlin Eugene Husky was born in Cantwell, Missouri, on December 3, 1925, and grew up the son of a sharecropper on a small Missouri farm.
The next Number One hit for Ferlin was the Gospel song "Wings of a Dove". It stayed ten weeks at Number One in 1960. He had few minor hits in the early sixties, with "Once" reaching Number Four...
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Ferlin Husky, a pioneering country music entertainer in the 1950s and early '60s known for hits like "Wings of a Dove" and "Gone," died Thursday. He was 85.
Mar 18, 2011 · Ferlin Husky, the smooth-voiced singer whose 1956 hit “Gone” became the first country single of the Nashville Sound era to cross over to the pop Top 10, died on Thursday at his home in...
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Ferlin Husky was a country singer and actor who had two No. 1 hits, "Wings of a Dove" and "Gone". He also appeared in movies and TV shows such as Hillbillys in a Haunted House and The Devil All the Time.
