RIP Eddy Arnold

Country Music legend Eddy Arnold has died in Nashville at age 89. The premier singer of Country love songs, Eddy Arnold recorded more #1 singles than any other country artist. Eddy's gentlemanly ways, and his business success inspired Carl Perkins to write this ditty celebrating Eddy as a (Henderson) Tennessee cultural phenomena (along with the Atomic Bomb, a close second to Mr. Arnold in terms of influence)

Now there are folks who like to brag about where they came from
But when they start that stuff I let 'em be
But it makes me feel like I wanna brag some
To know that I come from the state of Tennessee

Let's give old Tennessee credit for music
As they play it up in Nashville everyday
Let's give old Tennessee credit for music
As they play it in that old Hillbilly way

Mister Red Foley came from Kentucky
Now, Ernest Tubb down in Texas, don't you see
But if all you folks out there can remember
Mister Eddy Arnold came from Tennessee

Let's give old Tennessee credit for music
As they play it up in Nashville everyday
Let's give old Tennessee credit for music
As they play it in that old hillbilly way

They make bombs they say, that can blow up our world, dear
Well a country boy like me, I will agree
But if all you folks out there can remember
They made the first atomic bomb in Tennessee

Let's give old Tennessee credit for music
As they play it up in Nashville everyday
Let's give old Tennessee credit for music
As they play it in that old hillbilly way

Let's give old Tennessee credit for music
As they play it up in Nashville everyday
Let's give old Tennessee credit for music
As they play it in that old hillbilly way

Eddy Arnold was the author of the one of the most unheeded three bits of advice in the music industry, ""Get a good lawyer, a good accountant and be on time." Over the years, he invested wisely, especially in real estate in the Nashville area, and was regarded as one of the wealthiest men in country music, even for a man who was once managed by Col. Tom Parker.