Don Gibson

Donald Eugene "Don" Gibson (April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.
== Contents ==
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* 1 Biography
* 2 The Don Gibson Theater
* 3 Discography
** 3.1 Albums
** 3.2 Singles
** 3.3 Singles from collaboration albums
* 4 References
* 5 External links
== Biography[edit] ==
Don Gibson was born in Shelby, North Carolina, into a poor working-class family, and he dropped out of school in the second grade.
His first band was called Sons of the Soil, with whom he made his first recording in 1948.
In 1957, he journeyed to Nashville to work with producer Chet Atkins and record "Oh Lonesome Me"[1] 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 1 hit in 1958. 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.
Gibson recorded a series of successful duets with Dottie West in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the most successful of which were the Number two country hit "Rings of Gold" (1969) and the top 10 hit "There's a Story Goin' Round" (1970). West and Gibson released an album together in 1969, titled Dottie and Don. He also recorded several duets with Sue Thompson among these being the Top 40 hits, "I Think They Call It Love" (1972), "Good Old Fashioned Country Love" (1974) and "Oh, How Love Changes" (1975).
A talented songwriter, Gibson was nicknamed The Sad Poet because he frequently wrote songs that told of loneliness and lost love. His song "I Can't Stop Loving You", has been recorded by over 700 artists, most notably by Ray Charles in 1962. He also wrote and recorded "Sweet Dreams", a song that would become a major 1963 crossover hit for Patsy Cline. Roy Orbison was a great fan of Gibson's songwriting, and in 1967, he recorded an album of his songs simply titled Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson. Gibson's wide appeal was also shown in Neil Young's recorded version of "Oh Lonesome Me" on his 1970 album After the Gold Rush, which is one of the few songs Young has recorded that he did not write.
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.[2]
Following his death from natural causes on November 17, 2003, he was buried in the Sunset Cemetery in his hometown of Shelby, North Carolina.
== The Don Gibson Theater[edit] ==
Located in Cleveland County, North Carolina, the Don Gibson Theater opened on 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. For more information:http://dgshelby.com/
== Discography[edit] ==
=== Albums[edit] ===
Year 	Album 	Chart Positions	Label 	
US Country 	US 	 	 	
1958 	Songs by Don Gibson 	— 	— 	Lion
Oh Lonesome Me 	— 	— 	RCA 	
1959 	No One Stands Alone 	— 	— 	
That Gibson Boy 	— 	— 	 	
1960 	Look Who's Blue 	— 	— 	
Sweet Dreams 	— 	— 	 	
1961 	Girls, Guitars and Gibson 	— 	— 	
1962 	Some Favorites of Mine 	— 	— 	
1964 	I Wrote a Song 	14 	134 	
God Walks These Hills 	— 	— 	 	
1965 	A Blue Million Tears 	— 	— 	
The Best of Don Gibson 	— 	— 	 	
Too Much Hurt 	13 	— 	 	
1966 	Don Gibson with Spanish Guitars 	4 	— 	
Great Country Songs 	14 	— 	 	
1967 	All My Love 	19 	— 	
1968 	The King of Country Soul 	21 	— 	
More Country Soul 	26 	— 	 	
1969 	Dottie and Don (with Dottie West) 	21 	— 	
Don Gibson Sings All-Time Country Gold 	17 	— 	 	
1970 	The Best of Don Gibson 2 	— 	— 	
Hits, The Don Gibson Way 	39 	— 	Hickory	
A Perfect Mountain 	— 	— 	 	
1971 	Hank Williams as Sung by Don Gibson 	— 	— 	
Country Green 	17 	— 	 	
1972 	Woman (Sensuous Woman) 	16 	— 	
The Two of Us Together (with Sue Thompson)	— 	— 	 	
1973 	Touch the Morning / That's What I'll Do	26 	— 	Hickory/MGM
1974 	Snap Your Fingers 	21 	— 	
The Very Best of Don Gibson 	30 	— 	 	
Bring Back Your Love to Me 	38 	— 	 	
1975 	I'm the Loneliest Man 	47 	— 	
Oh, How Love Changes (with Sue Thompson) 	43 	— 	 	
Don't Stop Loving Me 	— 	— 	 	
1977 	I'm All Wrapped Up in You 	— 	— 	
If You Ever Get to Houston 	— 	— 	 	
1978 	Starting All Over Again 	— 	— 	
Look Who's Blue 	— 	— 	 	
=== Singles[edit] ===
Year 	Single 	Chart Positions	Album	 	
US Country 	US
[3] 	CAN Country 	 	 	
1956 	"Sweet Dreams" 	9 	— 	— 	single only
1958 	"Oh Lonesome Me" 	1 	7 	— 	Oh Lonesome Me
"I Can't Stop Loving You" 	7 	81 	— 	 	
"Blue Blue Day" 	1 	20 	— 	 	
"Give Myself a Party" 	5 	46 	— 	singles only 	
"Look Who's Blue" 	8 	58 	— 	 	
1959 	"Who Cares" 	3 	43 	— 	
"A Stranger to Me" 	27 	— 	— 	 	
"Lonesome Old House" 	11 	71 	— 	 	
"Don't Tell Me Your Troubles" 	5 	85 	— 	 	
"I'm Movin' On" 	14 	— 	— 	 	
1960 	"Big Hearted Me" 	29 	— 	— 	Look Who's Blue
"Just One Time" 	2 	29 	— 	 	
"Far, Far Away" 	11 	72 	— 	Sweet Dreams 	
"Sweet Dreams" (re-recording) 	6 	93 	— 	 	
1961 	"What About Me" 	22 	100 	— 	
"The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" 	— 	108 	— 	 	
"Sea of Heartbreak" 	2 	21 	— 	single only 	
"Lonesome Number One" 	2 	59 	— 	I Wrote a Song 	
1962 	"I Can Mend Your Broken Heart" 	5 	105 	— 	singles only
"So How Come (No One Loves Me)" 	22 	— 	— 	 	
1963 	"Head Over Heels in Love with You" 	12 	— 	— 	
"Anything New Gets Old (Except My Love for You)" 	22 	— 	— 	I Wrote a Song 	
1964 	"Oh Such a Stranger" 	— 	— 	— 	
"Cause I Believe in You" 	23 	— 	— 	singles only 	
1965 	"Again" 	19 	— 	— 	
"Watch Where You're Going" 	10 	— 	— 	 	
1966 	"A Born Loser" 	12 	— 	— 	Great Country Songs
"(Yes) I'm Hurting" 	6 	— 	— 	 	
"Funny, Familiar, Forgotten, Feelings" 	8 	— 	— 	More Country Soul 	
1967 	"A Lost Highway" 	51 	— 	— 	Great Country Songs
"All My Love" 	23 	— 	— 	All My Love 	
1968 	"Ashes of Love" 	37 	— 	— 	The King of Country Soul
"Good Morning, Dear" 	71 	— 	— 	 	
"It's a Long, Long Way to Georgia" 	12 	— 	20 	More Country Soul 	
"Ever Changing Mind" 	30 	— 	— 	The King of Country Soul 	
1969 	"Solitary" 	28 	— 	— 	The Best of Don Gibson 2
"I Will Always" 	21 	— 	— 	singles only 	
"There's a Story (Goin' 'Round)" (with Dottie West) 	7 	— 	— 	 	
1970 	"Don't Take All Your Loving" 	17 	— 	31 	A Perfect Mountain
"A Perfect Mountain" 	16 	— 	— 	 	
"Someway" 	37 	— 	31 	Country Green 	
1971 	"Guess Away the Blues" 	19 	— 	4 	
"(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" 	29 	— 	29 	Hank Williams as Sung by Don Gibson	
"Country Green" 	5 	— 	7 	Country Green 	
1972 	"Far, Far Away" (re-recording) 	12 	— 	6 	Woman (Sensuous Woman)
"Woman (Sensuous Woman)" 	1 	— 	1 	 	
"Is This the Best I'm Gonna Feel" 	11 	— 	3 	 	
1973 	"If You're Goin' Girl" 	26 	— 	9 	Touch the Morning /
That's What I'll Do''
"Touch the Morning" 	6 	— 	5 	 	
"That's What I'll Do" 	30 	— 	83 	 	
"Snap Your Fingers" 	12 	— 	23 	Snap Your Fingers 	
1974 	"One Day at a Time" 	8 	— 	30 	
"Good Old Fashioned Country Love" (with Sue Thompson)	31 	— 	29 	single only 	
"Bring Back Your Love to Me" 	9 	— 	14 	Bring Back Your Love to Me 	
1975 	"I'll Sing for You" 	27 	— 	— 	
"(There She Goes) I Wish Her Well" 	24 	— 	48 	I'm the Loneliest Man 	
"Don't Stop Loving Me" 	43 	— 	— 	Don't Stop Loving Me 	
"I Don't Think I'll Ever (Get Over You)" 	76 	— 	— 	 	
1976 	"You've Got to Stop Hurting Me Darling"	79 	— 	— 	
"Doing My Time" 	39 	— 	— 	I'm All Wrapped Up in You 	
"I'm All Wrapped Up in You" 	23 	— 	— 	 	
1977 	"Fan the Flame, Feed the Fire" 	30 	— 	— 	If You Ever Get to Houston
"If You Ever Get to Houston (Look Me Down)" 	16 	— 	— 	 	
"When Do We Stop Starting Over" 	67 	— 	— 	 	
1978 	"Starting All Over Again" 	16 	— 	— 	Starting All Over Again
"The Fool" 	22 	— 	— 	 	
"Oh, Such a Stranger" 	61 	— 	— 	Look Who's Blue 	
"I Love You Because" 	flip 	— 	— 	 	
"Any Day Now" 	26 	— 	31 	 	
1979 	"Forever One Day at a Time" 	37 	— 	33 	singles only
1980 	"Sweet Sensuous Sensations" 	42 	— 	— 	
"I'd Be Crazy Over You" 	— 	— 	— 	 	
"Love Fires" 	80 	— 	— 	 	
=== Singles from collaboration albums[edit] ===
Year 	Single 	Artist 	Chart Positions	Album 	
US Country 	CAN Country 	 	 	 	
1969 	"Rings of Gold" 	Dottie West 	2 	1 	Dottie & Don
"Sweet Memories" 	32 	— 	 	 	
1970 	"Till I Can't Take It Anymore"	46 	— 	 	
1971 	"The Two of Us Together" 	Sue Thompson	50 	— 	The Two of Us Together
1972 	"Did You Ever Think" 	71 	— 	 	
"I Think They Call It Love" 	37 	— 	 	 	
"Cause I Love You" 	64 	— 	 	 	
1973 	"Go with Me" 	52 	49 	 	
"Warm Love" 	53 	52 	 	 	
1975 	"No One Will Ever Know" 	— 	— 	Oh, How Love Changes	
"Oh, How Love Changes" 	36 	— 	 	 	
"I Can't Tell My Heart That"	— 	— 	 	 	
1976 	"Get Ready-Here I Come" 	98 	— 	 	
"Let's Get Together" 	— 	— 	 	 	
Category:1928 births
Category:2003 deaths