Eddy Arnold

Eddy Arnold

Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music."

Birth and Death Data: Born May 15, 1918 (Henderson), Died May 8, 2008 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, leader, songwriter, arranger, composer

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Recordings (Results 76-86 of 86 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D9VB-2233	10-in.	9/13/1949	Take me in your arms and hold me	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	D9VB-2235	10-in.	9/13/1949	Evil tempt me not	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader, songwriter
Victor	D9VB-2236	10-in.	9/13/1949	When Jesus beckons me home	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	D9VB-2237	10-in.	9/13/1949	Will Santy come to shanty town	Eddy Arnold ; Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, leader
Victor	D9VB-2238	10-in.	9/13/1949	Beautiful Isle of Somewhere	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	D9VB-2239	10-in.	9/13/1949	The lily of the valley	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader, arranger
Victor	D9VB-2240	10-in.	9/13/1949	Softly and tenderly	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, arranger, instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	D9VB-2241	10-in.	9/14/1949	Mama and daddy broke my heart	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D9VB-2242	10-in.	9/14/1949	Nearest thing to heaven	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	HCO3495	10-in.	12/29/1948	A heart full of love (for a handful of kisses)	Johnny Bond	Male vocal, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	CO40949	10-in.	7/8/1949	I'm throwing rice (at the girl I love)	Ray Smith	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter

(Results 76-86 of 86 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arnold, Eddy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100566.

Arnold, Eddy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100566.

"Arnold, Eddy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.