Jody Reynolds; pioneered music of teenage heartbreak Nov 16, 2008
He was born in Denver, but his family moved to Oklahoma when he was a child, and he grew up listening to country music and Western swing acts such as Bob Wills, Hank Thompson, and Eddy Arnold. He started playing guitar in his early teens and formed a band, the Storms, in the early '50s after he had moved to Arizona. (Boston Globe)
The Eagles return to country roots at CMA show Nov 12, 2008
So much has changed on the small screen since Eddy Arnold won the Country Music Association's inaugural Entertainer of the Year Award at the CMA's first coming-out party in 1967. It's a measure of how pervasive TV has become that one of the hosts of tonight's 42nd Annual CMA Awards (ABC, Citytv - 8 p.m.) is there because a TV show vaulted her to stardom. (The Gazette (Montreal))
Lucky old Willie hits chart again Oct 27, 2008
The top three: George Jones (165), Eddy Arnold (143) and Johnny Cash (135). Font. (Times Colonist)
Willie Nelson shines on country singles chart Oct 24, 2008
The top three: George Jones (165), Eddy Arnold (143) and Johnny Cash (135). Nelson first recorded "That Lucky Old Sun" in 1976. (Reuters)
Obituaries appearing in the Oct. 6 Daily Times: Oct 6, 2008
As a member of the house band for the old Mike Douglas television show in Philadelphia, he backed such singers as Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Eddy Arnold, Vic Damone and Tony Bennett. He was particularly happy to meet Roy Rogers while playing for openings of the TV cowboy's fast food restaurants. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Country Music's Lloyd Cowboy Copas Jul 15, 2008
In 1943, Cowboy Copas became a vocalist for Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys, replacing the great Eddy Arnold. While in King's employ, Copas got his first taste of WSM's Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, a venue he would play often. (Suite101.com)
DNA test requested on country singer's remains Jun 18, 2008
(AP) - A California man hoping to prove that the late country singer Eddy Arnold was his father is asking a Tennessee court for DNA testing. That would mean exhuming the body. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Talent is their ticket to explore the bass Jun 2, 2008
HAS WORKED WITH: George Lewis, Robert Erickson, Jan Sutherland, Vinnie Goilia, Wadada Leo Smith, Eddy Arnold. WHY THE BASS: I'm really hooked. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Academy of Country Music Awards May 21, 2008
") Rule 6: Bigger, louder, flashier is better. The music emphasized the rocking side of country, most performers using thunderous, upbeat numbers presumably better able to hold the attention of a mainstream TV audience. The exception: a short but touching tribute to country pioneer Eddy Arnold, who died May 8 and who had expanded country's audience dramatically in the 1950s and '60s with his elegant, pop-flavored sound. Underwood and Brad Paisley, with only Paisley's guitar backing them, sang... (Los Angeles Times)
Chesney Wins Again, Lambert Surprises At ACM Awards May 20, 2008
Eddy Arnold, who passed away at age 89 on May 8 and who was honored with an ACM pioneer award in 1984, was feted by Paisley and Underwood, who performed "Make The World Go Away.". Jack Ingram, who spent years on the Texas circuit before breaking out nationally with "Wherever You Are" in 2006, picked up the top new male trophy. (Billboard.com)
Singer Eddy Arnold never let stardom go to his head May 15, 2008
Today would have been Eddy Arnold's 90th birthday, but he died one week short of that, on May 8, at a health care facility in Franklin, Tenn. near Nashville. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89 May 10, 2008
Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like Make the World Go Away made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short of his 90th birthday. Arnold died at a care facility near Nashville, said Don Cusic, a professor at Belmont University and author of the biography Eddy Arnold: I ll Hold You in My Heart ... When I was about 15 years old, all I ever sang was Eddy Arnold s stuff Room Full of Roses, I m Throwing Rice, I remember all of his songs,... (Somerset Daily American, PA)
EDDY ARNOLD: 1918-2008 May 10, 2008
Eddy Arnold, the gentleman crooner who took country music uptown and sold more than 85 million recordings over seven decades, died Thursday. He was 89. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Singer Eddy Arnold Dead At 89 May 9, 2008
Country singer Eddy Arnold (AP). (AP) A biographer for country music superstar Eddy Arnold says the singer has died at the age of 89. (CBS News)
Eddy Arnold, at 89; crooner widened appeal of country music May 9, 2008
Singing such crossover songs as "Make the World Go Away," Eddy Arnold delivered country music to a national audience ... LOS ANGELES - Eddy Arnold, who became the most successful country hit maker of all time as he helped transform what had long been considered "hillbilly music" from a rural phenomenon into music with national appeal, died yesterday ... "When I was about 15 years old, the only stuff I sang was Eddy Arnold," George Jones said in a statement. (Boston Globe)
Appreciation: What Eddy Arnold has done in our world May 9, 2008
By Brian Mansfield, Special for USA TODAY He was one of country's first crossover stars, but it's likely that none who follow Eddy Arnold will match his longevity. Arnold brought an urbane approach to country music during an era dominated by folksy sounds. (USA Today -- Life)
Lithuanians Want To Give Baltimore Frank Zappa Statue May 9, 2008
Country singer Eddy Arnold has died in Nashville, just days short of his 90th birthday. President Bush stuck out his right elbow Thursday, jokingly demonstrating how he'll escort his daughter down the aisle at her wedding this weekend. (KWTX.com, TX)
Neil Young To Release Archive On Blu-Ray May 8, 2008
Country singer Eddy Arnold has died in Nashville, just days short of his 90th birthday. Amy Winehouse has been arrested on suspicion of drugs possession, police and her spokesman said. (KWTX.com, TX)
Biographer: Country star Eddy Arnold dead May 8, 2008
Arnold died at a care facility near Nashville, said Don Cusic, a professor at Belmont University and author of the biography Eddy Arnold: I ll Hold You in My Heart. His wife of 66 years, Sally, had died in March, and in the same month, Arnold fell outside his home, injuring his hip. (KHOU.com, TX)
Fan club keeps dressing room ritual for performer Feb 15, 2008
Marlow says she preferred Pat Boone and Eddy Arnold to Elvis Presley before Humperdinck showed up. She "loves Engelbert for his music and voice." And, she adds, she's impressed by the attention he showers on his loyal fans. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Ken Nelson, 96, country record producer Jan 11, 2008
Although best known for his work with Owens and Haggard, Nelson also helped reinvent country music when 1950s rock 'n' rollers like Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins began supplanting perennial hitmakers like Red Foley and Eddy Arnold on the country charts. Rather than treating the big-beat incursion of Presley and Perkins as a threat, Nelson, then the head of the country division of Capitol Records, saw it as an opportunity to take rural music in a more sophisticated direction. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Hurtin' songs: Country's top 100 Dec 27, 2007
Make the World Go Away, Eddy Arnold -- What a universal and timeless sentiment, not to mention a rich delivery by one smooth stylist. Makes you want to sit by a fireplace and cuddle. (Edmonton Journal)
Lee Vincent made beautiful music Dec 14, 2007
Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole, Frank Sinatra Jr., Jerry Vale, Bobby Rydell, Danny Thomas, George Burns, Eddy Arnold, Perry Como, Frankie Laine, Johnny Mathis, the Dorseys, the Temptations, the Four Aces, the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Marie Osmond, Rosemary Clooney, Glenn Miller, Aretha Franklin and Clay Aiken. Vincent was honored as leader of one of the Top Regional Bands by the American Federation of Musicians. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Hank Thompson, 82, country singer Nov 9, 2007
He was one of the first country performers to do a straight country show in Las Vegas; earlier, performers like Eddy Arnold had simply inserted themselves into another production. In 1961 his "At the Golden Nugget" was the first live album by a solo country performer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Country allows other styles Nov 3, 2007
"What you find is a connection like Jamie Foxx and Rascal Flatts (who will perform together on the show). "The mistake is made when you want to put a barrier around an artist or a genre," adds Deaton, who has produced music videos for Big Faith Hill and Gretchen Wilson. Deaton points out that rock and roll long has accepted all kinds of influences - from the British invasion to punk to grunge to metal to "emo" - and not an eyebrow has been raised. The roots of change Purists who long for... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Soulja Boy Fends Off Chris Brown Atop Hot 100 Oct 26, 2007
The artist now trails only George Jones (78) and Eddy Arnold (92) on the list for most top 10s on Hot Country Songs. On Billboard's rock charts, the Foo Fighters show no signs of budging with "The Pretender," which is No. 1 on Modern Rock for a tenth week and on Mainstream Rock for a fifth. (MediaWeek.com)
Little Joe puts on huge show for small crowd Sep 5, 2007
Paying a heartfelt tribute to the late Freddie Fender, Little Joe moved the crowd to tears with " Before the Last Teardrop Falls," then flowed into Familia guitarist Tom Cruise's arrangement of the Ray Charles standard "No, You Don't Know Me," written by Cindy Walker and Eddy Arnold. Closing with the Epic "My Way" reflected some of the way that Little Joe has come full circle in his amazing career. (Anchorage Daily News)
HOT DISH: Tanya Tucker Is Moving to Malibu Aug 1, 2007
Southern Fried Flicks You won't want to miss CMT's Southern Fried Flicks on Aug. 12 featuring Whisperin' Bill Anderson, a man almost as rich as Eddy Arnold. We had too much fun watching Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to Camp in between cheeseburger pie and other goodies made from my cookbook and Bill's cookbook. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Still the rebel Jun 19, 2007
"With Cindy [who wrote songs for Bob Wills, Eddy Arnold and Roy Orbison], it was very important to get that out and released while she was alive. And I'm happy to say that she did get to hear it before she died.". Nelson's voice comes down the phone line just as it does on record, wiry and direct. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Alabama Music Hall of Fame to honor acclaimed music publisher Apr 12, 2007
He was on stage with such legends as Hank Williams, Eddy Arnold and Jim Reeves. He returned to the Shoals in the 1960s and launched the career of Joe Tex at FAME recording Studios. (Shoals TimesDaily)
Thanks for the memories Jan 15, 2007
" Then again in June, Arthur brings him to College Park. Four thousand fans turn out, teenagers lining a half-block both ways from the park entrance, Elvis' reputation in bloom. He closes with "Hound Dog," escaping in a Cadillac pulled close to the stage. Hundreds of giddy, squealing girls and women give chase, some even scooping the dirt left by the car's tire tracks as souvenirs. Next year, Arthur joins Patsy Cline as the young performer's song "Walkin' After Midnight" burns up the country and... (The Daily Reflector)
Josh Turner takes refuge in the old ways Jan 8, 2007
Josh Turner has a heart for the pioneers who paved the way before him and counts as his inspirations artists like Eddy Arnold, John Anderson and bluegrass great Ralph Stanley. The 29-year-old with the deep baritone voice, the love of traditional country music and the two platinum albums is clearly doing something right. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Wait finally over for displaced woman Jan 7, 2007
This week, her grandmother's 100-year-old bathtub, a framed poster signed by country music legend Eddy Arnold, and her beloved cactus plants joined dozens of unpacked boxes in the new, blue, two-bedroom house. Donations from friends and Mississippi businesses and assistance across state lines made the construction possible. (The Clarion-Ledger)
