Faron Young

Faron Young (born February 25, 1932 near Shreveport, Louisiana, died December 10, 1996) was an American country music singer.

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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.

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He was drafted into the Army in late 1952, just after he was signed to Capitol Records. Nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob", and "The Singing Sherrif", Faron had many hits including, If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')' , Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young, Sweet Dreams, Alone With You, Hello, Walls, and many others. Many of his hits were written by the young fiddle player in his band, Cotton Read.

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He ran the Nashville trade newspaper known as the Music City News for many years. In 2000, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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Faron Young died of self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been in failing health and took his own life.

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