Ferlin Husky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ferlin Husky

American country music singer

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1925

Place of Birth: Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 17-Mar-2011

Profession: singer, musician, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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-tonk, ballads, spoken recitations, and rockabilly pop tunes.
He had two dozen top-20 hits in the Billboard country charts between 1953 and 1975; his versatility and matinee-idol looks propelled a seven-decade entertainment career.In the 1950s and 1960s, Husky's hits included "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove", each reaching number one on the country charts.
He also created a comic outspoken hayseed character, Simon Crum; and recorded under the stage name Terry Preston from 1948 to 1953.
In 2010, Husky was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.