Don Gibson

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Don Gibson was an influential American country music singer-songwriter known for classics like "Oh Lonesome Me" and "I Can't Stop Loving You."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country musician
human
recording artist
singer-songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1990s
activeYearsStart 1940s
awardReceived Country Music Hall of Fame induction
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction
birthName Donald Eugene Gibson
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfOrigin United States of America
dateOfBirth 1928-04-03
dateOfDeath 2003-11-17
familyName Gibson
genre Nashville sound
country music
givenName Donald
hasMusicalStyle honky-tonk
traditional country
hasSignatureSong Oh Lonesome Me
influenced country music artists
instrument guitar
vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Grand Ole Opry
movement Nashville sound
name Don Gibson
notableAchievement helped define the Nashville sound in the late 1950s
multiple songs became standards recorded by many artists
notableSongWrittenForOthers I Can't Stop Loving You
notableWork I Can't Stop Loving You
Lonesome Number One
Oh Lonesome Me
Sea of Heartbreak
Sweet Dreams
occupation musician
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Shelby, North Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath Nashville, Tennessee, United States
linked to: Nashville
recordLabel Hickory Records
MGM Records
RCA Victor
sexOrGender male
workLocation Nashville, Tennessee, United States
linked to: Nashville

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Don Gibson Theatre namedFor American country music songwriter Don Gibson
linked to: Don Gibson
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Sweet Dreams originallyWrittenBy Don Gibson
Sweet Dreams hasSongwriter Don Gibson