Henson Cargill (February 5, 1941 – March 24, 2007) was an American country music singer best known for the socially controversial 1968 Country No.
1 hit "Skip a Rope".
His music career began in Oklahoma in clubs around Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
He earned national recognition after getting a Nashville producer to agree to produce "Skip a Rope".
Cargill had a number of Top 20 hits including "Row Row Row" (1968), "None Of My Business", and "The Most Uncomplicated Goodbye I Ever Heard" (1970).
Later hits included "Some Old California Memory" and "Silence on the Line".
He also had a television show and performed for many years in Reno and Las Vegas.