Ferlin was an excellent singer and his smooth singing on songslike Gone led to the success of Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold. Heis one of the founders of what is now called ‘countrypolitan’, andhis singles Gone (1957) and Wings Of A Dove (1960) helped tomake country music a crossover success. The contemporary adsfor Ferlin Husky used to say, “Star of any stage he steps on”, andthat’s about right..