Ferlin Husky

Biography

Ferlin Eugene Husky was an American country music singer known for his versatility and matinee-idol looks. Between 1953 and 1975, he had two dozen top-20 hits in the Billboard country charts, including "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove", which reached number one on the charts. He also created the comic character Simon Crum and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010, marking the end of his seven-decade entertainment career.