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Eddy Arnold Biography

Birth Name:Richard Edward Arnold

Birth Place:Henderson, Tennessee, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor

Fast Facts

  • In 1966, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • Received the 1984 Academy of Country Music Pioneer Award
  • Has received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • In 2000, he received the National Endowment of the Arts National Medal of the Arts
  • In 2005, he received a lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
  • Before becoming a singer, he worked as an assistant in a mortuary
  • Was the first person to be named the Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year