Remembering Ferlin Husky on his birthday, born December 3, 1925. During his lengthy career, he established a reputation as one of country music's finest entertainers. Ferlin's first success was the smash #1 hit “A Dear John Letter,” with Jean Shepard trading verses. In 1956, he had another #1 country hit, “Gone” which many critics call the first example of the "Nashville Sound". In 1960, The gospel classic "Wings of a Dove" hit #1 on the Country chart and #12 pop. He also was a movie star with r