A recent inductee into the Country Music Hall Of Fame, Ferlin was born in Flat River, Mo, and entered the Merchant Marines during WW2 where his ship took part in the D-Day invasion of Cherbourg. Upon discharge from the service, he went into the entertainment business, first as a disc jockey, using other names like Terry Preston and Simon Crum. When he signed a recording contract with Capitol Records, they convinced him to revert to his given name of Ferlin Husky. "Gone" was the song that started his career, crossing over to the pop charts peaking at #4 in March of 1957.
On this date in 1957 {Mar. 2nd} "Gone" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it would peaked at #4 and spent 27 weeks in the Top 100...
Ranked 23rd on Billboard's Year-End Hot 50 Singles of 1968 chart...
Reached #1 {for 10 weeks} on Billboard's Country chart & spent 27 in the Country Top 100...
Actress Joey Heatherton's 1972 covered version peaked at #24...
Ronnie McDowell reached #36 in 1980 on Billboard's Country chart...
sauquoit13456 1 week ago
@mrspepper49... ANSWER: ANITA KERR of her vocal group THE ANITA KERR SINGERS. They recorded backvoice on lIterally a thousand plus records in NASHVILLE
during the 50's - 60's. The voice of an angel......now living in Switzerland.
The males vocals you hear on 'GONE' are the Jordanaires whose fame is best known for backing Elvis for any years.
trail8059 3 weeks ago
Does anyone know the name of the woman with the very high soprano voice in this song?
mrspepper49 1 month ago
This is the song that Elvis heard that made him want the lady that sang the "high stuff".
Love this song, Love Ferlin and Millie
PreservingMemories2 1 month ago
a rare youtube with no dislikes and I can understand why. One of the all time great songs
iowastate 1 month ago
I love his songs been listening to his music for a long time but I can't find don't count the diamonds in her wedding band
sandra97389 2 months ago
This song really brings back a lot of cherished memories of my first TRUE LOVE. I dedicate this song to Mary Ellen and hope she still listens to it.
snackguru1 2 months ago
the only one to sing this the "soulful" way it should be done. Sorry to hear that he passed. Thx 4 posting Nocaro
sleepytimegalz 3 months ago
one of the few who lived to be old. and not die by suicide. like faron young, gary stewart, wynn stewart? patsy cline, hank williams... and or tragic accidents. love him i grew up listening to country in the seventies... and still listen to it... keep the music alive for those singers writers that have passed on.
gormbygallo 3 months ago
It was`so odd to have a country song in the top 10 in 1957, but what a great song!!! THANKS!!!!
pobrepaco 3 months ago