Faron Young
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Biography
Starting off singing at the local Optimist Club, Young was discovered by Webb Pierce, who brought him to star on the Louisiana Hayride radio program on KWKH in 1951.
He was drafted into the Army in late 1952, just after he was signed to Capitol Records. 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”
“Sweet Dreams”
“Alone With You”
“Hello Walls” (written by Willie Nelson)
“It’s Four in the Morning” (written by Jerry Chesnut).
“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.
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.
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The Classic Years 1952-62
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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Faron Young
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Essential Faron Young
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The Complete Capitol Hits Of Faron Young
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B-AIRLINE
SAW HIM AT THE MARLBORO COUNTRY FESTIVAL. A GREAT GENTLEMAN ON STAGE
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CDPETE01
Love all the new old albums,if that makes sense,must be time for a look back at Faron young.
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Боже, спасибо тебе за Фэрона Янга
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zara1305
Love him
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airevac40
Thanks "momshelper"-read your mom's bio of Faron Young-Can relate to his life but won't be pulling any trigger-good to read about his life-my days of living hard and loving fast are fond memories-Ciao
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momshelper
Have You read Faron Young's biography? visit my mom's website to check it out! Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story: http://dianediekman.com/?page_id=27
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Cajungrandma
The Singing Sherrif! lots of People didn't know that. Many Classic Hits. Rest in Peace Faron!
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Gaynor7
Wow this has a lot of memories of my parents for me...RIP both :o)
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SweetMelissa12
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bexestabueno
he was a great singer!
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BuddyHolly4Ever
Faron Young was an amazing singer! He deserves more shouts! Come on people! ;)
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Is Bear Family the best record label ever, or what?
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PappaWheelie
honey stop and thank of me
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