Country Singer Eddy Arnold Dies In Nashville

Nashville, TN (CNS) - Country singer Eddy Arnold died Thursday morning at a care facility in Nashville. Arnold, who was almost 90, was behind the 1965 No. 1 hit "Make the World Go Away."

Arnold was one of the pioneers of the "Nashville Sound," which is considered a mixture of country, folk and pop. His first No. 1 hit was the 1947 song "What Is Life Without Love." He followed that up the next year with the No. 1 hit "Bouquet of Roses," which turned out to be the biggest country hit of the year.

Arnold's other well known songs include ''Cattle Call," ''The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me,'' ''Anytime,'' ''What's He Doing in My World?'' ''I Want to Go With You,'' ''Somebody Like Me,'' ''Lonely Again'' and ''Turn the World Around.''

Arnold's recent work included the albums Looking Back, from 2002, and After All These Years, from 2005.

Arnold is survived by his son Richard Edward Arnold Jr., and daughter Jo Ann Pollard. Arnold's wife of 66 years, Sally, died in March.