Don Gibson

Donald Eugene Gibson (April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson wrote such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits ("Oh Lonesome Me") from 1957 into the mid-1970s.

Gibson was nicknamed "The Sad Poet" because he frequently wrote songs that told of loneliness and lost love.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 3, 1928 (Shelby), Died November 17, 2003 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, leader, composer, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor E0VB-5804 10-in. 10/17/1950 I love no one but you Don Gibson ; King Cotton Kinfolks Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor E0VB-5805 10-in. 10/17/1950 Carolina breakdown Don Gibson ; King Cotton Kinfolks String band vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor E0VB-5806 10-in. 10/17/1950 Roses are red Don Gibson ; King Cotton Kinfolks Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor E0VB-5807 10-in. 10/17/1950 Wiggle wag Don Gibson ; King Cotton Kinfolks String band vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gibson, Don," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312551.

Gibson, Don. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312551.

"Gibson, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312551

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Gibson, Don (Donald Eugene), 1928-2003 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2007012778

Wikidata: Don Gibson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1239171

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/100245393

MusicBrainz: Don Gibson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/870ab832-904b-4b49-ab72-7e6b0e0da65f

ISNI: 0000 0001 0792 4001 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000107924001

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1676470

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