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Richard Edward "Eddy" Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called 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." == Early years == Arnold was born on May 15, 1918 on a farm near Henderson, Tennessee. His father, a sharecropper, played the fiddle, while his mother played guitar. Arnold's father died when he was just 11, forcing him to leave school and begin helping on the family farm. This led to him later gaining his nickname—the Tennessee Plowboy. Arnold attended Pinson High School in Pinson, Tennessee, where he played guitar for school functions and events. He quit before graduation to help with the farm work, but continued performing, often arriving on a mule with his guitar hung on his back. Arnold also worked part-time as an assistant at a mortuary. In 1934, at age 16, Arnold debuted musically on WTJS-AM in Jackson, Tennessee and obtained a job there during 1937. He performed at local nightclubs and was a permanent performer for the station. During 1938, he was hired by WMPS-AM in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was one of its most popular performers. He soon quit for KWK-AM in St. Louis, Missouri, followed by a brief stint at WHAS-AM in Louisville, Kentucky. He performed for WSM-AM on the Grand Ole Opry during 1943 as a solo artist.〔 In 1944, Arnold signed a contract with RCA Victor, with manager Colonel Tom Parker, who later managed Elvis Presley. Arnold's first single was little noticed,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=What's Your Question? )〕 but the next, "Each Minute Seems a Million Years", scored No. 5 on the country charts during 1945.〔 Its success began a decade of unprecedented chart performance; Arnold's next 57 singles all scored the Top Ten, including 19 number one scoring successes.〔"Heartaches By the Number", Cantwell, David & Friskics-Warren, Bill, 2003, Vanderbilt University Press, pg. 146〕 In 1946, Arnold scored his first major success with "That's How Much I Love You". In 1948, he had five successful songs on the charts simultaneously. That year he had nine songs score the top 10; five of these scored No. 1 and scored No. 1 for 40 of the year's 52 weeks. With Parker's management, Arnold continued to dominate, with 13 of the 20 best-scoring country music songs of 1947–1948.〔 He became the host of Mutual Radio's Purina-sponsored segment of the ''Opry'' and of Mutual's ''Checkerboard Jamboree'', a midday program shared with Ernest Tubb that was broadcast from a Nashville theater. Recorded radio programs increased Arnold's popularity, as did the CBS Radio series ''Hometown Reunion'' with the Duke of Paducah. Arnold quit the Opry during 1948, and his ''Hometown Reunion'' briefly broadcast in competition with the Opry on Saturday nights. In 1949 and 1950, he performed in the Columbia movies ''Feudin’ Rhythm'' and ''Hoedown.'' Arnold began working for television in the early 1950s, hosting ''The Eddy Arnold Show''. The summer program was broadcast successively by all three television networks, replacing the Perry Como and Dinah Shore programs. He also performed as a guest and a guest host on the ABC-TV show ''Ozark Jubilee'' from 1955–60.〔Weekly program listings (1955–1960), Triangle Publications ''TV Guide'', Vols. 3-8〕 Arnold featured in the syndicated ''Eddy Arnold Time'' from 1955 to 1957.〔 From 1960 to 1961, he hosted NBC-TV's ''Today on the Farm''.〔 〕 In 1955 he asked songwriter Cindy Walker to write a song for him based on the idea of unrequited love, with the title "You Don't Know Me". They share co-credit for writing the song. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eddy Arnold」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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