Henson Cargill

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Henson Cargill (born February 5, 1941 in Oklahoma City , † March 24, 2007 in Edmond , Oklahoma ) was an American country musician .

Life

Henson Cargill came from a prominent family who owned a farm outside of Oklahoma City . His grandfather, OA Cargill, had been the mayor of Oklahoma City. Cargill married his high school girlfriend Marta and attended Colorado State University in the early 1960s to study veterinary medicine . His musical career began with performances in clubs in and around Colorado City and Tulsa . In the mid-1960s, Henson Cargill moved to Nashville , where he joined a group called The Kimberleys .

In 1967 he began his solo career with Monument Records and landed with Skip a Rope in 1968 for five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Charts and was also among the top 25 of the pop charts. More top 20 hits followed until the early 1970s. He later had his own television show called Country Hayride and performed live in Reno and Las Vegas . Country legend Johnny Cash became the godfather of his eldest son.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Henson Cargill was able to place a few songs in the top 30. He eventually returned to Oklahoma City, where he worked as a bailiff, private investigator, and deputy sheriff. In 1988 he married Sharon Simms. On March 24, 2007, Henson Cargill died at the age of 66 from complications from a surgical procedure.

literature

  • Melvin Shestack: The Country Music Encyclopaedia . Omnibus Press, London 1977, p. 39, ISBN 0-86001-308-1 .
  • Fred Dellar, Roy Thompson: The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Country Music . 2nd ed. Salamander Books, London 1979, p. 32f, ISBN 0-86101-012-4 (preface by Roy Acuff).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Henson Cargill, 1941-2007 , Edmond Sun , online, English, March 27, 2007.
  2. ↑ Text and music by Jack Moran and Glenn D. Tubb, produced by Don Law; US catalog number: Monument 1041
  3. ↑ More information about the song in: Tom Roland: The Billboard Book Of Number One Country Hits . Billboard Books, New York City 1991, pp. 2f, ISBN 0-8230-7553-2 .
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 . Record Research Ltd., Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 1994, p. 89, ISBN 0-89820-104-7 .
  5. ^ Henson Cargill (1941-2007) , Findagrave.com, online, English, accessed May 26, 2010.
  6. ^ "Henson Cargill, 1941-2007 , Edmond Sun , online, English, March 27, 2007.
  7. ^ Funeral set Thursday for singer Henson Cargill , Oklahoman, March 27, 2007, online, English, accessed May 26, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Cargill, Henson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American country musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , United States
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 2007
Place of death Edmond, Oklahoma