Henson Cargill | |
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 Cargill in 1968 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 5, 1941 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2007 (aged 66) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | 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.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 0-85112-726-6.
- ^ "Henson Cargill, 66, country star". Variety.com. March 27, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2021.