Don Gibson

Donald Eugene Gibson (April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson wrote such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits ("Oh Lonesome Me") from 1957 into the mid-1970s. Gibson was nicknamed "The Sad Poet" because he frequently wrote songs that told of loneliness and lost love.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 3, 1928 (Shelby), Died November 17, 2003 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950

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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-5804	10-in.	10/17/1950	I love no one but you	Don Gibson ; King Cotton Kinfolks	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	E0VB-5805	10-in.	10/17/1950	Carolina breakdown	Don Gibson ; King Cotton Kinfolks	String band	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	E0VB-5806	10-in.	10/17/1950	Roses are red	Don Gibson ; King Cotton Kinfolks	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter
Victor	E0VB-5807	10-in.	10/17/1950	Wiggle wag	Don Gibson ; King Cotton Kinfolks	String band	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gibson, Don," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/312551.

Gibson, Don. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/312551.

"Gibson, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.