Ferlin Husky Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
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 propelling a seven-decade entertainment career.In the 1950s and 60s, Husky's hits included "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove", each reaching No. 1 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.
Full Name
Ferlin Husky
Net Worth
$700,000
Date Of Birth
December 3, 1925
Died
March 17, 2011, Westmoreland, Tennessee, United States
Place Of Birth
Cantwell, Missouri, USA
Occupation
Singer
Profession
Actor, Soldier, Singer, Music artist
Nationality
American
Children
Terry Husky, Julie Smith, Denise Roma Cain, David Husky, Kelly Wiles, Donna Denson, Jennifer Lane, Dana Stone, Alana Jackson, Danny Louis Husky
Nicknames
Ferlin Husky, Husky, Ferlin
IMDB
Movies
Swamp Girl, Hillbillys in a Haunted House, The Las Vegas Hillbillys, Country Music Holiday, Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
TV Shows
The Big Beat
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Fact
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(1996-) Performing at Boxcar Willie's in Branson, Missouri where he does morning shows throughout the week.
2
His mother named him "Furland", but his name was misspelled on his birth certificate.
3
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6675 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
4
Recorded with legendary Nashville guitarist Hank Garland on his hit "Gone".
5
His 10-week No. 1 smash, "Wings of a Dove," was one of just five No. 1 country singles during 1960, according to Billboard magazine. His other No. 1 hit, "Gone" (also a 10-week No. 1 hit), was Billboard's No. 1 country song of 1957.
6
Recorded a string of country comedy singles under the alias Simon Crum; the biggest of those was 1959's "Country Music is Here to Stay" (No. 2 for three weeks).
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Greater
2016
performer: "Wings of a Dove" written by nm3669287 , 1958
The Queens of Country
2009
Video performer: "Let It Snow"
Opry Video Classics: Love Ballads
2007
Video performer: "Gone"
Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
2007
Video performer: "Wings of a Dove"
Desert Hearts
1985
performer: "GONE"
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967
performer: "Jamboree Time" uncredited, "Living in a Trance", "Jamboree Time" [reprise] uncredited, "The Bridge I've Never Crossed" uncredited / writer: "Living in a Trance"
The Las Vegas Hillbillys
1966
performer: "WHITE LIGHTNING EXPRESS", "I FEEL BETTER ALL OVER", "MONEY GREASES THE WHEEL"
Shindig!
1965
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Country Style, U.S.A.
TV Series short 1 episode, 1957 performer - 1 episode, 1959
Country Music Holiday
1958
performer: "Country Music Holiday"
Grand Ole Opry
1956
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Swamp Girl
1971
Swamp Ranger
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967
Woody Wetherby
The Las Vegas Hillbillys
1966
Woody Wetherby
Forty Acre Feud
1965
Simon Crumb
Country Music Holiday
1958
Verne Brand
Kraft Theatre
1957
TV Series
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Music: Country Pop Legends
2006
TV Movie
Himself
That's Country
1977
Himself
Hee Haw
1969-1972
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
The Johnny Cash Show
1971
TV Series
Himself - Singer
Howdy
1970
TV Movie
Himself - Host
The Real Tom Kennedy Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
Allen Ludden's Gallery
1969
TV Series
Himself
The Joey Bishop Show
1968
TV Series
Himself
The Merv Griffin Show
1966
TV Series
Himself
Country Music on Broadway
1965
Himself
The Jimmy Dean Show
1964
TV Series
Himself - Vocalist / Himself
Country Style, U.S.A.
1957-1959
TV Series short
Himself - Singer
The Lux Show
1958
TV Series
Himself
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1957
TV Series
Himself - Singer
Mister Rock and Roll
1957
Himself
The Arthur Murray Party
1957
TV Series
Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1957
TV Series
Himself
Grand Ole Opry
1956
TV Series
Himself - Singer
Archive Footage
Known for movies
Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967) as Woody Wetherby