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Ferlin Husky (born December 3, 1927 in Flat River,
Missouri) is an American singer who has become
well-known as a country music|country-pop
music|pop chart-topper under various names,
including Terry Preston and Simon Crum.  In the
1950s and 1960s|60s, Husky had several hits,
including "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove", both
number ones on the country charts.

As a merchant marine, Husky entertained the troops
on his ship in World War 2.  After the war, Husky
became a DJ in Missouri and Bakersfield,
California, where he began using the moniker Terry
Preston in order to hide his rural roots.  As a
honky tonk singer, Husky signed with Capital
Records in 1953 under the guidance of Cliffie
Stone, also the manager for Tennessee Ernie Ford. 
With Capital Records, he reverted to his given
name.  A few singles failed before "A Dear John
Letter" with Jean Shepard became a #1 hit.  The
duo was unable to follow it up.

In 1955, Husky had a solo hit with "I Feel Better
All Over (More Than Anywhere's Else)"/"Little
Tom", and developed Simon Crum as a comic alter
ego.  As Crum, Husky signed a separate contract
with Capitol Records and began releasing records,
the biggest of which was 1959's "Country Music is
Here to Stay" (No. 2 for three weeks).

In the late 1950s, Husky had a long string of
hits, including the #1 "Gone", and he bgan an
acting career on the Kraft TV Theatre program and
the film Mr. Rock & Roll.  Bob Ferguson's "Wings
of a Dove" became his biggest hits, topping the
country charts for ten weeks and attaining #12 on
the pop charts.  Once again unable to sustain his
momentum, Husky had only a few charting singles
until the late 1960s, when he became a country-pop
star before briefly retiring in 1977 following
heart surgery.  He remains a popular concert draw,
performing at the Grand Ole Opry and elsewhere.