1. Ferlin Eugene Husky was an American country music singer who was equally adept at honky-tonk, ballads, spoken recitations, rockabilly and pop tunes.
19 Facts About Ferlin Husky
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Ferlin Husky created and recorded as the comic, outspoken hayseed character, Simon Crum.
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Ferlin Husky was born in Gumbo, Missouri, an unincorporated community in northwestern St Francois County, Missouri.
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Ferlin Husky's mother named him Furland, but his name was misspelled on his birth certificate.
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Ferlin Husky began using the stage name Terry Preston at the suggestion of Smiley Burnette who claimed Ferlin Husky would never work on a marquee.
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Ferlin Husky signed with Capitol Records in 1953 as a honky-tonk singer under the guidance of Cliffie Stone, who managed Tennessee Ernie Ford.
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Ferlin Husky began acting, appearing on the Kraft Television Theatre, and played himself in the 1957 film Mister Rock and Roll.
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Ferlin Husky received sole top billing in a 1971 low budget, back country film with the film's opening credits stating, "Ferlin Husky in Swamp Girl".
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Ferlin Husky was known for his ability to imitate other popular country singers, including Tennessee Ernie Ford and Kitty Wells.
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In late 1972, after over 20 years with Capitol, Ferlin Husky signed with ABC Records, where he scored several top 40 hits into 1975, with the biggest being the top 20 "Rosie Cries a Lot".
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Ferlin Husky briefly retired in 1977 following heart surgery, then resumed touring.
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Ferlin Husky remained a popular concert draw, performing at the Grand Ole Opry and elsewhere.
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Ferlin Husky was married four times and for the last six years of his life lived with his long-time love, Leona Williams.
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Ferlin Husky suffered from cardiopathy for many years and was hospitalized several times beginning in the late 1970s, including for heart surgery in 2005 and for blood clots in his legs in 2007.
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Ferlin Husky was admitted to St John's Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, on April 19,2009, with congestive heart failure and pneumonia.
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Ferlin Husky donated several items of memorabilia, including his Country Music Hall of Fame award, to the city of Leadwood which are permanently stored at the high school.
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On March 8,2011, Ferlin Husky was hospitalized again after several days after not feeling well.
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Ferlin Husky was buried next to his son, Danny Louis Husky, in Hendersonville Memory Gardens in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
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Ferlin Husky was one of the first country singers to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his recordings.