Don Gibson was born on April 3, 1928 in Shelby, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Blood Simple (1984), The Departed (2006) and Casino (1995). He was married to Bobbi Patterson. He died on November 17, 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Recorded with legendary guitar player Hank Garland on some of his biggest
country hits including, "Oh, Lonesome Me" (1958), "Blue Blue Day" (1958) and "Sea Of
Heartbreak".
Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.
His best known hits (both as a singer and songwriter) included "Sweet
Dreams" (1956), "Oh Lonesome Me" (1958's No. 1 song of the year); "Blue
Blue Day" (also 1958), and "Woman Sensuous Woman" (1972).
His best-known song was the flip side to "Oh Lonesome Me" ... "I Can't
Stop Loving You." Legend has it he recorded the song after no one else
would. After he made it a hit, many people wanted to record the song,
including Kitty Wells, Conway Twitty and most notably, Ray Charles.
Prolific singer and songwriter in the 1950s and 1960s.