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
surface form: Country Music Hall of Fame induction

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
surface form: 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 self-link
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
surface form: Shelby, North Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath Nashville
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recordLabel Hickory Records
MGM Records
RCA Victor
sexOrGender male
workLocation Nashville
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Dottie West associatedAct Don Gibson
Don Gibson Theatre namedAfter Don Gibson
Don Gibson Theatre honors Don Gibson
Don Gibson Theatre namedFor Don Gibson
this entity surface form: American country music songwriter Don Gibson
Don Gibson name Don Gibson self-link
Sweet Dreams originallyWrittenBy Don Gibson
Sweet Dreams hasSongwriter Don Gibson