Henson Cargill | |
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Background information | |
Born | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | February 5, 1941
Died | March 24, 2007 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 66)
Genres | Country |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1967–2007 |
Labels | Monument, 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.