Henson Cargill

Henson Cargill
Cargill in 1968
Cargill in 1968
Background information
Born(1941-02-05)February 5, 1941
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 2007(2007-03-24) (aged 66)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1967–2007
LabelsMonument, Mega, Atlantic, Copper Mountain

Henson Cargill (February 5, 1941[1] – March 24, 2007)[2] was an American country music singer best known for the socially controversial 1968 Country No. 1 hit "Skip a Rope". His music career began in Oklahoma in clubs around Oklahoma City and Tulsa. He earned national recognition after getting a Nashville producer to agree to produce "Skip a Rope".

Cargill had a number of Top 20 hits including "Row Row Row" (1968), "None of My Business", and "The Most Uncomplicated Goodbye I Ever Heard" (1970). Later hits included "Some Old California Memory" and "Silence on the Line". He also had a television show and performed for many years in Reno and Las Vegas.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 0-85112-726-6.
  2. ^ "Henson Cargill, 66, country star". Variety.com. March 27, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2021.