Ferlin Husky (July 2006)
Gene Watson's peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east
Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as
'the singer's singer' - and rightly so!
All of Gene's Peers who were contacted in 2006 were most gracious with
their time & words. It is here, within this special
part of gene-watson.com, that you have an opportunity to
read
Ferlin Husky's quote, which he submitted to this site on Friday 21 July 2006.
I (Sean Brady)
would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to
Ferlin Husky who has made a special contribution to a unique part
of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.
 Ferlin
Husky
This quote was submitted on Friday 21 July 2006
'I have
known Gene Watson since he first started
in this business. He has one of
the finest voices that I have ever heard
- and Simon likes him, too'.
About Ferlin Husky...
Ferlin Husky
was born in Flat River, Missouri in December
1927 & is renowned as a comedian, singer,
songwriter & guitarist. Following
stints in the Merchant Marines & as a disc
jockey, Ferlin began performing in the
Bakersfield, California area as Trevor
Preston and was eventually discovered by
Tennessee Ernie Ford's (RIP) manager Cliffie
Stone.
It was also around this time that Ferlin
created a character called Simon Crum, a
hick philosopher who became so popular in
his own right that Capitol Records signed
the singer in order to record tracks as his
alter ego.
Ferlin Husky's successful recordings include
'A dear John letter', a duet with Jean
Shepard (No.1, 1953), 'Gone' (No.1, 1957),
'Country music is here to stay', performed
as Simon Crum (No.2, 1958), and 'Forgive me,
John', another duet with Jean Shepard (No.4,
1963).
Ferlin's greatest success was 'Wings of a
dove', a song that spent 12 weeks at No.1 on
the country music singles chart in late
1960. The song also peaked at No.12 on
the pop listings & led the pace for a
further 26 hit songs for Capitol Records, a
label Ferlin departed from in 1972.
Despite the massive success of 'Wings of a dove', Ferlin was not able to sustain a
presence on the country music charts during
the 1960s. He did remain, however, a
popular concert attraction, but he had no
Top 10 hits between 'Wings of a dove' &
'Once', which reached No.4 in 1966. Ferlin enjoyed his final Top 10 hit with 'Just for
you' in 1967
& racked up
minor hits until 1975.
In 1977, he had heart surgery & briefly
retired from performing. During the
1980s & 1990s, he performed regularly at the
Grand Ole Opry.
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