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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
2. Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967) — Woody Wetherby
3. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
4. Swamp Girl (1971) — Swamp Ranger
5. Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966) — Woody Wetherby
6. Mister Rock and Roll (1957) — Self
7. Forty Acre Feud (1965) — Simon Crumb / Self
8. Country Music Holiday (1958) — Verne Brand
9. Opry Video Classics: Love Songs (2007)
10. Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts (2007) — Himself (archive footage)
11. The Lux Show (1957) — Self
12. The Big Beat (1957)