From Deseret News archives:
Eddy Arnold's world
Now, at age 89, he has passed on.
Lionel Ritchie and Barry White once debated which one of them had set the stage for the most romantic interludes. But any fair-minded exchange must also include Arnold. Everything he touched turned to romance. In classics like "Bouquet of Roses," "Make the World Go Away," "What's He Doing in My World?" and even the sagebrushy "Cattle Call," Arnold brought a subtlety to country music it hadn't known before and has lost since.
Country music has come a long way since guitarists like Chet Atkins were country gentlemen playing "Country Gentleman" guitars. Then, the songs were aimed at married adults and were filled with the longings, problems and melancholy of mid-life. Today, with the market geared toward teens, country singers offer more hormonal fare. The "lived experience" behind the lyrics seldom runs deep. They are COUNTRY singers more than country SINGERS.
Country vocalists today are talented. They can sing about heartbreak with the best.
The difference is, when Eddy Arnold sang, he could break your heart.
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