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Faron Young (February 25, 1932, near Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as well as being the 99th-largest city in the United States....
 – December 10, 1996) (aged 64), was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
 singer, predominantly in the honky tonk
Honky tonk

A honky tonk is a type of bar with musical entertainment that is common in the Southwestern United States and Southern United States United States....
 genre.

Career
Starting off singing at the local Optimist Club, Young was discovered by Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce

Webb Pierce was an United States country music singer who had the most number-one country chart hits of the 1950s. He was also one of most popular honky tonk performers of the era....
, who brought him to star on the Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride

The 'Louisiana Hayride' was a radio broadcast from the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 helped launch the careers of some of the greatest names in American music....
 radio program on KWKH
KWKH

KWKH is a classic country music radio station serving Shreveport, Louisiana. The clear channel station broadcasts at 1130AM. Formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications, it is now owned by Gap Broadcasting....
 in 1951.

He was drafted into the Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
 in late 1952, just after he was signed to Capitol Records
Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
.






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Faron
Faron Young (February 25, 1932, near Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as well as being the 99th-largest city in the United States....
 – December 10, 1996) (aged 64), was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
 singer, predominantly in the honky tonk
Honky tonk

A honky tonk is a type of bar with musical entertainment that is common in the Southwestern United States and Southern United States United States....
 genre.

Career


Starting off singing at the local Optimist Club, Young was discovered by Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce

Webb Pierce was an United States country music singer who had the most number-one country chart hits of the 1950s. He was also one of most popular honky tonk performers of the era....
, who brought him to star on the Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride

The 'Louisiana Hayride' was a radio broadcast from the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 helped launch the careers of some of the greatest names in American music....
 radio program on KWKH
KWKH

KWKH is a classic country music radio station serving Shreveport, Louisiana. The clear channel station broadcasts at 1130AM. Formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications, it is now owned by Gap Broadcasting....
 in 1951.

He was drafted into the Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
 in late 1952, just after he was signed to Capitol Records
Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
. Nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob" and "The Singing Sheriff," he had many hits including:
  • "Young Love"
  • "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
  • "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
    Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young

    Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young was Faron Young's first number one song and his fifth consecutive top ten hit. It spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country music charts in 1955....
    "
  • "Sweet Dreams"
  • "Alone With You"
  • "Hello Walls
    Hello Walls

    "Hello Walls" is an United States of America country music song recorded by Faron Young. It became a massive hit in 1961 in country music, reaching #1 Hot Country Singles & Tracks and #12 Billboard Hot 100, and introduced its songwriter – Willie Nelson – to a national audience....
    " (written by Willie Nelson
    Willie Nelson

    Willie Hugh Nelson is an United States country music singer-songwriter author, poet and actor. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, but remains Cultural icon, especially in American popular culture....
    )
  • "It's Four in the Morning
    It's Four in the Morning

    "It's Four in the Morning" is a song made famous by the country music singing, Faron Young. Originally released in 1971, the song became his first chart-topper hit single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart since 1961's "Hello Walls." The song was songwriter by Jerry Chesnut....
    " (written by Jerry Chesnut
    Jerry Chesnut

    Jerry Donald Chesnut is an American country music songwriter. His hits include "A Good Year for the Roses" and "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" .Born and raised in Harlan County, Kentucky he moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1958 to pursue his career....
    ).
  • "Here I Am In Dallas"
  • "I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night"


Young made several appearances during the late 1950s on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee
Ozark Jubilee

Ozark Jubilee was was an influential television network and radio network variety show during the 1950s which helped popularize country music in the United States and launched or advanced the careers of many significant Gramophone record artists including Brenda Lee, Wanda Jackson, Sonny James, Porter Wagoner and Jean Shepard....
.

His #1 country hit "It's Four in the Morning" was written at his request as he was recuperating from a serious automobile accident in which he suffered head injuries. His tongue had been partly severed in the accident, and it took him several months before he could regain normal speaking ability. He had particular trouble with the "s" sound in most words, so he asked for a song which largely avoided that sound as his comeback effort.

Faron Young's band, the Country Deputies, was one of country music's top bands, and toured with him for many years.

Young co-founded, with Preston Temple, the Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the Capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis, Tennessee....
 trade newspaper
Newspaper

A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on Politics, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports....
, The Music City News.

Young died at the age of sixty-four of a self-inflicted gunshot
Gunshot

A gunshot is the discharge of a firearm, and the sound effect thereof; the term can also refer to a wound caused by such a discharge....
 wound
Wound

In medicine, a wound is a type of injury in which the skin is torn, cut or punctured , or where blunt force physical trauma causes a bruise . In pathology, it specifically refers to a sharp injury which damages the dermis of the skin....
. He had been in failing health
Health

In 1948, the World Health Organisation defined health as ?a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.? ...
 when he took his own life.

Legacy and influence

  • A performance video clip of "It's Four In The Morning" was the first video to air on CMT
    CMT

    CMT can refer to:* Cadmium Mercury Telluride* California mastitis test* California Musical Theatre, a nonprofit arts organization in Sacramento, California...
     when it first launched on March 5, 1983.


  • In 1985, the country singer inspired homage from British
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
     rock group, Prefab Sprout
    Prefab Sprout

    Prefab Sprout are an England pop music musical ensemble from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, who rose to fame during the 1980s. Seven of their albums reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their single , "The King of Rock 'N' Roll", peaked at No....
    , whose multimillion-selling album, "Steve McQueen
    Steve McQueen (album)

    Steve McQueen is the second album by England pop music musical band Prefab Sprout, released in June 1985. It was released in the United States as Two Wheels Good due to a legal conflict with the estate of American actor Steve McQueen....
    " contains the song "Faron Young." The song has the refrain: You give me Faron Young four in the morning / Forgive me Faron Young four in the morning..."


  • In 2000, he was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame


  • In the comic strip Peanuts
    Peanuts

    Peanuts is a print syndication daily strip and Sunday strip comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000 , continuing in reruns afterward....
    ,     Frieda's cat was named "Faron" after Faron Young, of whom Charles Schulz was a fan.


Album Discography


  • 1957 Sweethearts Or Strangers (Capitol T-778)
  • 1958 Object of My Affection (Capitol T-1004)
  • 1958 This Is Faron Young (CapitolT-1096)
  • 1959 My Garden of Prayer (Capitol T-1185)
  • 1959 Talk About Hits (Capitol T-1245)
  • 1960 Sings The Best (Capitol ST-1450)
  • 1961 Hello Walls (Capitol ST-1528)
  • 1961 The Young Approach (Capitol ST-1634)
  • 1963 All Time Greatest Hits (Capitol DT-2037)
  • 1964 Memory Lane (Capitol DT-2037)
  • 1965 Falling in Love (Capitol DT-2307)
  • 1966 If You Aint Lovin' You Aint Livin (Capitol DT-2536)
  • 1966 It's Great Life (Tower DT-5022)
  • 196? 3 Country Gentlemen Split LP: Faron Young with Claude King & Carl Perkins (Hilltop JM-6011)
  • 1966 Faron Young (Hilltop JS-6037)
  • 1968 The World of Faron Young (Tower ST-5121)
  • 1968 Just Out of Reach (Hilltop JS-6062)
  • 1969 I'll Be Yours ( Hilltop JS-6073)
  • 1963 This Is Faron (Mercury SR-60785)
  • 1963 Aims At The West (Mercury SR-60840)
  • 1964 Story Songs for Country Folks (Mercury SR-60896)
  • 1964 Country Dance Favorites (Mercury SR-60931)
  • 1964 Story Songs of Mountains and Valleys (Mercury SR-60931)
  • 1965 Pen and Paper (Mercury SR-61007)
  • 1965 Greatest Hits (Mercury SR-61047)
  • 1966 Sings The Songs of Jim Reeves (Mercury SR-61058)
  • 1967 Unmitigated Gall (Mercury SR-61110)
  • 1968 Greatest Hits 2 (Mercury SR-61143)
  • 1968 Here's Faron Young (Mercury SR-61174)
  • 1969 I've Got Precious Memories (Mercury SR-61212)
  • 1969 Wine Me Up (Mercury SR-61241)
  • 1970 The Best (Mercury SR-61267)
  • 1970 Occasional Wife (Mercury SR-61275)
  • 1971 Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye (Mercury SR-61354)
  • 1972 Its Four in the Morning (Mercury SR-61359)
  • 1972 This Little Girl of Mine (Mercury SR-61364)
  • 1973 This Time The Hurtin's On Me (Mercury SR-61376)
  • 1973 Just What I had in Mind (Mercury SRM1-674)
  • 1974 Some Kind of Woman (Mercury SRM1-698)
  • 1974 A Man and His Music (Mercury SRM1-1016
  • 1976 I'd Just be Fool Enough (Mercury SRM1-1075)
  • 1977 The Best 2 (Mercury SRM1-1130)
  • 1978 That Young Feelin' (Mercury SRM1-5005)
  • 1979 Chapter Two (MCA -3092)
  • 1980 Free and Easy (MCA - 3212)
  • 1987 Funny How Time Slips Away w/ Willie Nelson (Columbia FC - 39484)
  • 1987 Here's To You (Step One SOR - 0040)
  • 1987 Greatest Hits 1-3 (Step One SOR - 43/44/45)
  • 1988 Country Christmas (Step One SOP - 0059)
  • 1993 Live in Branson (Laserlight 12137)


Movie Roles


  • 1956 Hidden Guns
  • 1956 Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
  • 1957 Raiders of Old California
  • 1958 Country Music Holiday
  • 1966 Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
  • 1966 Nashville Rebel
  • 1967 What Am I bid?
  • 1967 The Road to Nashville
  • 1977 That's Country