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.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Donald Eugene Gibson |
| Born | April 3, 1928 Shelby, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | November 17, 2003 (aged 75) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1948–2003 |
| Labels | RCA Victor, Hickory |
Gibson was nicknamed "The Sad Poet" because he frequently wrote songs that told of loneliness and lost love.
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