Roy Drusky

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Roy Drusky
Drusky in 1969
Background information
Birth name	Roy Frank Drusky, Jr.
Born	(1930-06-22)June 22, 1930 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died	September 23, 2004(2004-09-23) (aged 74) Portland, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country music
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1953–2004
Labels	Starday Records, Columbia Records, Decca Records, Mercury Records, Chapel Records
Formerly of	Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, Priscilla Mitchell

Roy Frank Drusky, Jr. (June 22, 1930^[1] – September 23, 2004) was an American country music singer and songwriter popular from the 1960s through the early 1970s. Known for his baritone voice, he was known for incorporating the Nashville sound and for being one of the first artists to record a song written by Kris Kristofferson ("Jody and the Kid"). His highest-charting single was the No. 1 "Yes, Mr. Peters", a duet with Priscilla Mitchell.