Eddy Arnold

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 15, 1918

died

May 8, 2008

place of birth

Henderson, Tennessee, USA

also known as

Richard Edward Arnold · Edward Arnold · The Tennessee Plowboy

total credits

6 movies

Biography

Richard Edward "Eddy" Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music".

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