Don Gibson

Don Gibson was born in Shelby, North Carolina, into a poor, working-class family. He dropped out of school in the second grade. He worked in a textile mill briefly before he began playing music. == Career ==

Gibson's first band was called Sons of the Soil, with whom he made his first recording for Mercury Records in 1949. and "I Can't Stop Loving You" for RCA Victor. The afternoon session resulted in a double-sided hit on both the country and pop charts. "Oh Lonesome Me" set the pattern for a long series of other RCA hits. "Blue Blue Day", recorded prior to "Oh, Lonesome Me" was a number-une hit in 1958. His later singles included "Look Who's Blue" (1958), "Don't Tell Me Your Troubles" (1959), "Sea of Heartbreak" (1961), "Lonesome No. 1", "I Can Mend Your Broken Heart" (1962), and "Woman (Sensuous Woman)", a number-one country hit in 1972. == Personal life and death ==

Gibson married Polly Bratcher prior to 1958. He married Bobbi Patterson in 1967. He died of natural causes on November 17, 2003. == Legacy ==

Gibson was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1973. In 2001, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2010. The Don Gibson Theater Located in Cleveland County, North Carolina, the Don Gibson Theater opened in November 2009 in historic uptown Shelby. Originally constructed in 1939, the renovated art deco gem features an exhibit of the life and accomplishments of singer-songwriter Don Gibson, an intimate 400-seat music hall, and adjoining function space that can accommodate up to 275 people. The theater showcases a busy schedule of premier musical performances. Past performers have included Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Tom Paxton, Ralph Stanley, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, John Oates, and Gene Watson. == Discography ==

Albums Singles Singles from collaboration albums == References ==

• Wolfe, Stacey (1998). "Don Gibson". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 199. == External links ==