Eddy Arnold ~ What's He Doing In My World

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Eddy Arnold 5/15/1918 ~ 5/08/2008 Eddy Arnold dominated the charts for more than three decades and during his era, he set records in country music that stand unchallenged today. Known as the Tennessee Plowboy, Arnold garnered a world-wide following. Although he had a unique, diverse vocal style, that appealed to a wide audience, he was purely country. Arnold was so successful that he was able to repel the Nashville establishment and do things his way, so to speak. Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short of his 90th birthday. Eddy died at a care facility near Nashville, said Don Cusic, a professor at Belmont University and author of the biography "Eddy Arnold: I'll Hold You in My Heart." His wife of 66 years, Sally, had died in March, and in the same month, Arnold fell outside his home, injuring his hip. Arnold's vocals on songs like the 1965 "Make the World Go Away," a top 10 pop hit as well as a No. 1 country hit, made him one of the most successful country singers in history. Folksy yet sophisticated, he became a pioneer of "The Nashville Sound," also called "countrypolitan," a mixture of country and pop styles. His crossover success paved the way for later singers such as Kenny Rogers. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966. The following year he was the first person to receive the entertainer of the year award from the <b>...</b>

Keywords: country