Eddy Arnold
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Country singer Eddy Arnold â born Richard Edward Arnold on May 15, 1918, in Henderson, Tennessee â was best known as one of the pioneers of the âNashville Soundâ that proved to be successful on both the country and pop music charts in the 1960s. With over 140 charting hits on Billboardâs Country Singles chart, Eddy Arnold sold more than 85 million records over the course of his career. Eddy Arnold made his public singing debut at the age of 16 on a radio station in Jackson, Tennessee and began performing at nightclubs shortly thereafter. By 1944, he had signed with RCA Victor and was being managed by Colonel Tom Parker (who would later guide Elvis Presleyâs career). Eddy Arnoldâs second single for RCA, âEach Minute Seems a Million Yearsâ (1945), rose to number 5 on Billboardâs Country Singles chart. Throughout the remainder of the 1940s and well into the 1950, he continued to have numerous Top 10 hits including nine chart toppers. However, when rock and roll began to dominate the charts, Eddy Arnold struggled to make the Top 10 with 1959âs âTennessee Studâ making it all the way to number 5. The 1960s brought more chart struggles although he did reach the Top 10 three times in 1962: âTears Broke Out on Meâ (number 7), âA Little Heartacheâ (number 3), and âDoes He Mean That Much to Youâ (number 5). Realizing that he had to make a change, Eddy Arnold blended his classic country music style with pop music, creating a crossover genre that would later be called âThe Nashville Sound.â In 1965, he scored his first number 1 single in a decade with âWhatâs He Doing in My World,â which was followed by more chart toppers including âMake the World Go Awayâ (1965), âI Want to Go with Youâ (1966), âSomebody Like Meâ (1966), âLonely Againâ (1967), âTurn the World Aroundâ (1967), and âThen You Can Tell Me Goodbyeâ (1968). Eddy Arnold continued to release a series of Top 10, Top 20, and Top 40 country singles up through 1983, when he decided to go into semi-retirement. Remarkably, he released over 50 albums, 167 singles, and over two dozen compilations throughout the years. He had become a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1943 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966. Eddy Arnold officially retired in 2005. He died on May 8, 2008, at the age of 89.
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- Make the World Go Away
- I Wanna Play House With You
- Just Like Christmas
- Just A Little Lovin
- Kentucky Waltz
- Kentucky Babe
- Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
- The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me
- Let's Fall in Love
- Little Bit
- Little Angel With The Dirty Face
- Little Swallow
- Lonely Again
- Winter Wonderland by Eddy Arnold
- The Lonesome Road
- Long Life Lots of Happiness
- Love Will Find out the Way
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day by Eddy Arnold
- Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
- The Lovebug Itch
- Lovin' Up A Storm
- Mama, Come Get Your Baby Boy
- Many Tears Ago
- A Man's Kind of Woman
