Eddy Arnold

Eddy Arnold
Singer

Richard Edward Arnold was born on May 15, 1918, on a farm near Henderson, Tennessee in USA. He used to play guitar at school functions and events. In 1934, at age 16, Arnold debuted at WTJS-AM in Jackson, Tennessee, and was hired permanently in 1937. In 1938, he was hired by WMPS-AM in Memphis, Tennessee. He soon left WMPS for KWK-AM in St. Louis, Missouri, followed briefly by a spot at WHAS-AM in Louisville, Kentucky.

Eddy Arnold performed as a soloist for the Grand Ole Opry in 1943. In 1944, Arnold signed a contract with RCA Victor and manager Tom Parker who would later manage Elvis Presley. Arnold's first single, "Each Minute Seems a Million Years", was released in 1945. He became the host of the Mutual Radio Show, a midday show shared with Ernest Tubb that was broadcast from a Nashville theater. He starred in the Columbia film "Feudin' Rhythm" (1949).

Arnold began working for television in the early 1950s, hosting "The Eddie Arnold Show". It was aired successively by three television networks, replacing the Perry Como and Dinah Shore shows. By the mid-1950s, Arnold's record sales began to decline, although artist Jim Reeves found a larger audience. Arnold performed with symphony orchestras in New York City, Las Vegas and Hollywood.

In 1966, Arnold was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the youngest performer to receive the honor. In 1967, Arnold was voted the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year for the first time. In 1984, the Academy of Country Music presented Arnold its Pioneer Award. Arnold performed on the road for several more years. On May 16, 1998, the day after his 80th birthday, he announced his final retirement during a concert at the Hotel Orleans in Las Vegas.

Arnold died of natural causes on May 8, 2008 at a nursing home in Nashville, a week before his 90th birthday.

Arnold has had 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He has sold over 85 million records.

Eddy Arnold Songs

* Anytime (1948)

* Bouquet of Roses (1948)

* Bundle of Southern Sunshine (1952)

* Cattle Call (1955)

* Cuddle Buggin’ Baby (1950)

* Don't Rob Another Man's Castle (1948)

* Each Minutes Seems A Million Years (1945)

* Easy on the Eyes (1952)

* Echo of Your Footsteps (1949)

* Eddy's Song (1953)

* Enclosed One Broken Heart (1950)

* Free Home Demonstration (1953)

* Full Time Job (1952)

* Heart Full of Love (1949)

* Heart Strings (1950)

* Hep Cat Baby (1854)

* I Really Don't Want to Know (1954)

* I Wanna Play House With You (1950)

* I’m Throwing Rice at the Girl I Love (1949)

* I'll Hold You in My Heart (1947)

* I’ve been Thinking (1955)

* It's a Sin (1947)

* Just a Little Loving (1948)

* Just Call Me Lonesome (1955)

* Kentuckian Song (1955)

* Kentucky Waltz (1950)

* Little Angel With the Dirty Face (1950)

* Lovebug Itch (1950)

* Mama and Daddy Broke My Heart (1950)

* My Daddy Is Only a Picture (1948)

* One Kiss Too Many (1949)

* Somebody’s Been Beating My Time (1950)

* Something Old, Something New (1950)

* Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me (1950)

* Tennessee Stud (1959)

* Texarkana Baby (1948)

* That Do Make it Nice (1955)

* That's How Much I Love You (1946)

* Then I Turned and Walked Slowly Away (1948)

* There’s Been a Change in Me (1950)

* There’s Not a Thing (1949)

* This Is the Thanks I Get (1954)

* To My Sorrow (1947)

* What a Fool I Was (1948)

* What is Life Without Love (1947)

* Why Should I Cry (1950)

* You Don't Know Me (1956)


Working on below songs
* I Want to Go With You (1966) * Make the World Go Away (1965) * The Last Word in Lonesome (1966)
* The Tips of My Fingers (1966) * Then You Can Tell Ne Goodbye (1968) * Turn the World Around (1967)

More about Eddy Arnold

Eddy Arnold and other singers in 1956 at DJ Convention.

Eddy Arnold receiving BMI award. at War Memorial Auditorium in 1958.

Eddy Arnold poses for a portrait in 1960.

Eddy Arnold poses for a portrait in 1965.

Eddy Arnold at The Johnny Cash Show - 'History of Country Music' on January 21, 1971.

Eddy Arnold at the 16th Annual Country Music Association Awards, (CMA Awards show), at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee on October 11, 1982.

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