About
American country music artist and actor who released the hit "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven" in 1955.
Before Fame
He performed Southern gospel with the Vaughans and the V.O. Stamps quartets when he was sixteen, before moving to Chicago with his brother.
Trivia
He was a founder of the Academy of Country Music.
Family Life
He was married and had a son named Ed and daughter named Donna.
Associated With
He was described by Roy Rogers as the best cowboy singer of all time.
