caption associated_acts death_date years_active birth_place label background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
drusky in 1969 . eddy arnold , jim reeves , priscilla mitchell 23 september 2004 1953 -- 2004 atlanta , georgia starday mercury records , chapel records records , columbia records , decca records , solo_singer 22 june 1930 vocals country music roy drusky 1969.jpg roy drusky
 roy frank drusky jr. . singer jockey , songwriter , producer , actor , disc
roy drusky

roy frank drusky jr. -lrb- june 22 , 1930 -- september 23 , 2004 -rrb- was an american country music singer , songwriter , producer , actor and disc jockey popular from the 1960s through the early 1970s .
known for his baritone voice , he was known for incorporating the nashville sound and for being the first artist to record a song written by kris kristofferson -lrb- `` jody and the kid '' -rrb- .
his highest-charting single was the no. 1 `` yes mr. peters '' , a duet with priscilla mitchell .
