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Terry Gilkyson

Terry Gilkyson

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ISBN10: 6131158770
ISBN13: 9786131158773
Publisher: Vdm Verlag Dr Mller Ag & Co Kg
Pages: 102
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.24 Width: 9.02 Depth: 6.00
Language: English
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Gilkyson was born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and graduated from St George's high school in 1935. By his early twenties, he had become a worker on a ranch in Tucson, Arizona, then joined the military during World War II. In 1947, he married Jane Gilkyson and moved to California to pursue a career as a folk singer. He wrote and recorded The Cry Of the Wild Goose, which became a hit song for Frankie Laine in 1950, as well as the 1953 hit song Tell Me a Story recorded by Jimmy Boyd and Laine. In 1951 Gilkyson appeared in, as well as wrote continuing songs for, the Cinecolor Western film Slaughter Trail that, in the manner of High Noon, had ballads throughout the film relating to the plot. He was also featured vocalist on The Weavers No. 1 hit recording of On Top Of Old Smokey, as well as their recording of Across The Wide Missouri.

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