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Country Legend Eddy Arnold passes away at 89
FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Country music legend Eddy Arnold, 89, died on Thursday morning.
He died around 4:30 a.m. at a Williamson County nursing home.
Arnold's wife of 66 years died two months ago.
The country artist would have been 90 years old next week.
Arnold dominated music charts for decades and had 28 No. 1 records, selling more than 85 million albums over his long career. From 1945 through 1983 he had 145 charted songs.
His mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" -- a crossover hit on the pop charts in 1965 -- made him one of the most successful country singers in history.
Arnold became a pioneer of "The Nashville Sound," also called "countrypolitan," a mixture of country and pop styles.
He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966, and the following year he was the first person to receive the entertainer of the year award from the Country Music Association.
Known as the "Tennessee Ploughboy," Arnold was born on a farm in 1918 in Chester County, Tennessee.
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FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Country music legend Eddy Arnold, 89, died on Thursday morning. 
