Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 03, 1925
Died
Mar 17, 2011
Place of Birth
Cantwell, Missouri, USA
Credits
12 titles
Ferlin Husky
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Opry Video Classics: Love Songs
Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
Himself (archive footage)
Swamp Girl
Swamp Ranger
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Woody Wetherby
Las Vegas Hillbillys
Woody Wetherby
Forty Acre Feud
Simon Crumb / Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Country Music Holiday
Verne Brand
Mister Rock and Roll
Self
The Lux Show
Self
The Big Beat
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self