Ferlin Husky
| Ferlin Husky | |
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Husky in 1962
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ferlin Eugene Husky |
| Also known as | Terry Preston, Simon Crum |
| Born |
December 3, 1925 Cantwell, Missouri (now Desloge, Missouri, U.S.) |
| Died | March 17, 2011 (aged 85) Westmoreland, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1945–2011 |
| Labels |
Capitol Records (1953–1972) ABC Records (1972–1975) |
| Website | FerlinHusky.com |
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 1948-53. In 2010, Husky was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Ferlin bought his son, Danny, a sports car for his 16th birthday. His son was killed in a car accident that very evening when he took his new car out to drive.
Husky was born in Cantwell, Missouri. His mother named him Furland, but his name was misspelled on his birth certificate. Husky grew up on a farm near Flat River and attended school in Irondale. He learned guitar from an uncle. After dropping out of high school, Husky moved to St. Louis, where he worked as a truck driver and steel mill worker while performing in honky tonks at night.
During World War II, Husky served in the United States Merchant Marine for five years, entertaining troops on transport ships. His Crum character evolved from stories he told at the time about a Missouri neighbor named Simon Crump. His website states that his ship participated in the D-Day invasion of Cherbourg.
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