Music lost one of the greats early this morning with the death of Eddy Arnold. He would’ve turned 90-years-old next week! I used to see him around town quite a bit…a very unassuming, nice gentleman who you’d never suspect was a multi-millionaire from all of the real estate investments he had. He was an honorable man.
My 2 favorite Eddy Arnold songs are “Make The World Go Away” and “The Cattle Call.”
The Tennessean has a full retrospective of Mr. Arnold’s life and career here.
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As I posted at my Times-Gazette blog today, my father and sister had an encounter with Mr. Arnold a while back — maybe 8 or 10 years ago. My sister had been researching our family genealogy, and my father took her to a cemetery where some of our ancestors are buried. It happened to be on a corner of Eddy Arnold’s property, and he came out to check on the visitors. He was extremely gracious and hospitable, and was quite interested in what my sister was doing — he even gave her his personal mailing address and asked her to send him a copy of whatever she learned about our family members in the cemetery. He came across as a real gentleman.
“Eddy Arnold is a solitary rider on the range of love. With a country boy’s naivete and a quiet sophistication, he sings of the good things in life…God, country, wife, sweetheart, children and his love for his fellow man. He reaches out to touch the hand bu ties up the heart, almost as if he had used a lariat. For twenty years, as a fan and close friend, I have borne the mark of Eddy Arnold’s branding Iron.”
Lou Grasmick – written in 1975 – Baltimore, MD
It is with great sadness I heard today of the passing of Eddy Arnold. I have been away from home for a number of months and didn’t hear anything. We have truely lost a great man, great singer, a gentleman, a singing voice that will not be forgotten. I have over the years collected many albums, and will treasure each one.
He brought a lot of class to the industry, he always gave his 100% when singing. The world will be a much sadder place now with him gone. We have lost so many great singer, songwriters, who can never be replaced. May God be with you all and especially his family. Rest in peace, you earned that right.