Kilgore, Merle

Kilgore, Merle
▪ 2006

      American country-music figure (b. Aug. 9, 1934, Chickasha, Okla.—d. Feb. 6, 2005, Mexico), had a versatile career that included stints as a singer and guitarist, songwriter, film actor, manager, and record company executive. He enjoyed several top 10 hits as a performer, but his greatest fame came as a songwriter; his work included “More and More,” which sold a million copies for Webb Pierce in 1954, “Wolverton Mountain” (1962), which sold 10 million copies for Claude King, and “Ring of Fire,” co-written (1963) with June Carter Cash and recorded by Johnny Cash, with sales of nearly 16 million. As the longtime personal manager of singer Hank Williams, Jr., Kilgore oversaw Williams's publishing and business enterprises. Kilgore also was active in country-music and songwriters' organizations in Nashville.

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