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Faron Young (born February 25 , 1932 , near Shreveport, Louisiana , died December 10 , 1996 ), was an American Country Music singer, predominantly in the Honky Tonk genre. Starting off singing at the local Optimist Club , Young was discovered by Webb Pierce , who brought him to star on the Louisiana Hayride radio program on KWKH in 1951 . He was drafted into the Army in late 1952 , just after he was signed to Capitol Records . Nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob" and "The Singing Sheriff," he had many hits including:
Many of his hits were written by the young Fiddle Player in his band, Cotton Read. Young co-founded with Preston Temple the Nashville Trade Newspaper , the Music City News . Young died at the age of 64 of a self-inflicted Gunshot Wound . He had been in failing Health when he took his own life. LEGACY AND INFLUENCE
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