Country Superstar Eddy Arnold Dies At 89

Tennessee Nashville Eddy Arnold a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame died around 4:40 a.m. today.

by Associated Press

Published: Thu, May 08, 2008 - 8:18 am CST Last Updated: Thu, May 08, 2008 - 10:42 am CST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A biographer for country music superstar
Eddy Arnold says the singer has died at the age of 89.
Belmont University Professor Don Cusic says Arnold died at a
care facility near Nashville Thursday morning. Arnold was just days
short of his 90th birthday.
Arnold's mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go
Away" - a crossover hit on the pop charts in 1965 - made him one
of the most successful country singers in history.
He became a pioneer of "The Nashville Sound," also called
"countrypolitan," a mixture of country and pop styles.
He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966. The
following year he was the first person to receive the entertainer
of the year award from the Country Music Association.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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carl Says:

Thu, May 08, 2008 at 11:12 am

BamaBOb do you remember when amway was the fad? they used that song of his and replaced a way with amway. I thought it was heresy to butcher his song.

BamaBob Says:

Thu, May 08, 2008 at 9:29 am

Make the world go away
Get it off my shoulder
Say the things we used to say
And make the world, make it go away
Do you remember when you loved me
Before the world took you away
Well if you do, then forgive me
And make the world, make it go away
Make the world go away

BamaBob Says:

Thu, May 08, 2008 at 8:52 am

One of my favorite aunts would always tell me that my dad could do an impression of Eddy Arnold and you would think you were hearing the real thing on the radio. Memories…..

carl Says:

Thu, May 08, 2008 at 8:45 am

Yes,He will be missed.He was one of the great ones.I can remember a sign hanging over one of the local stores saying"EDDY ARNOLD IS COMING TO TOWN” and one of his songs playing on a loud speaker hanging by the sign. That was high tech back then. I don’t know if he ever made it or not,we’re talking late 40s or early 50s. Some of his songs never get old.

BamaBob Says:

Thu, May 08, 2008 at 8:31 am

Always liked Eddy Arnold.