Don Gibson was born Donald Eugene Gibson on 4/3/1928 in
Shelby, NC.
He had been a textile mill worker, had delivered baby
diapers, worked as a dish washer, soda jerk, delivery truck
driver, dealt with jukebox maintenance.
His musical career got underway in 1948,when his band Sons
ofthe Soil got playing station WOHS, Shelby, NC, on a
regular basis.
In 1949 he had his first recording session for Mercury
Records at WBBO, Forest City, NC. His song Why Am I So
Lonely had been cut at the event.
In 1950 he changed to RCA. At that time he moved from
Shelby, NC, to Knoxville, TN, joined WNOX's Midday
Merry-Go-Round and Tennessee Barn Dance. In 1952 he signed
with Columbia Records.
In 1955 he wrote Sweet Dreams, began recording for MGM.
Around that time, D More...
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