Eddy Arnold Passes Away at 89

As a kid, I remember my mother singing "Make the World Go Away... put your head on my shoulder..." - Rob
Eddy Arnold, one of Country Music's Greatest Stars of all time passed away at 4:40 a.m., on May 8, 2008, in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Arnold was 89 years old. Eddy's wife preceded him in death in March 2008.

Eddie has had scores of #1 hits (see below). The Country Music Hall of Fame inducted him in 1966. The following year, the Country Music Association chose him as its first entertainer of the year, making him the only artist to win that award after becoming a Hall of Famer.
Arnold had more top 10 hits (92) and spent more weeks at No. 1 (145) than any other country act. He is the only country singer to have charted in every decade from the 1940s to the 2000s. A remake of Cattle Call, sung as a duet with LeAnn Rimes, provided Arnold with a final hit. He briefly emerged from retirement in 2005 to record one last album.

He officially retired from performing in 1999, at 81. "I wanted to give my wife the rest of my life," he said in 2002.

THE NO. 1 HITS
What Is Life Without Love, 1947It's a Sin, 1947I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms), 1947Anytime, 1948Bouquet of Roses, 1948Texarkana Baby, 1948Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long, Long Way), 1948A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses), 1948Don't Rob Another Man's Castle, 1949One Kiss Too Many, 1949I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl That I Love), 1949Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me, 1949There's Been a Change in Me, 1951Kentucky Waltz, 1951I Wanna Play House With You, 1951Easy on the Eyes, 1952A Full Time Job 1952Eddy's Song, 1953I Really Don't Want to Know, 1954The Cattle Call, 1955 That Do Make It Nice, 1955 What's He Doing in My World, 1965Make the World Go Away, 1965I Want to Go With You, 1966Somebody Like Me, 1966Lonely Again, 1967Turn the World Around, 1967Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye, 1968
Source: Billboard magazine