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Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZCARGILL, Henson(b 5 February 1941, Oklahoma City OK; d 24 March 2007) Deep-voiced country singer. Worked as deputy sheriff before moving to Nashville '66. Signed to Monument Records, made no. 1 country, no. 25 pop hit with first single 'Skip A Rope' '68. Signed to Mega '71, Alantic '73, Elektra '75, Copper Mountain '79. Other country hits included 'Row, Row, Row' '68, 'None Of My Business' '69, 'Some Old California Memory' '73, 'Stop And Smell The Roses' '74, 'Silence On The Line' '79. Album All American Cowboy '90 was on Amethyst. |