Eddy Arnold
Born: 1918-05-15 in Henderson, Tennessee, USA
Died: 2008-05-08
Known For: Acting
Biography
Richard Edward "Eddy" Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music".
Filmography
2019
- My Music: A Classic Christmas as Self (archive footage)
2007
- Opry Video Classics: Pioneers as Self (archive footage)
2002
1969
1968
- Carol Channing and 101 Men as Self
1967
- CMA Awards as Self
1963
- The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- DuPont Show of the Month as Self
1956
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1952
- Smokey the Bear as Singer
1950
- Hoedown as Eddy Arnold
1949
- Feudin' Rhythm as Eddy Arnold
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self