Ferlin Husky News

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Michael Jackson's children are among Barbara Walters' most fascinating people of the year.

Country singer Ferlin Husky is 84. Singer Andy Williams is 82. Director Jean-Luc Godard is 79.

Gene Williams, Loretta Lynn, Mike Snider and the late Dottie Rhodes were inducted Sept.

Ferlin Husky had three separate careers. Out of the three, the best-known is his country-pop career, which brought him to the top of the charts in the late '50s, but he was also known as a honky tonk singer called Terry Preston and a country comic named Simon Crum.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the singer is recuperating at home after being released from a Nashville hospital.

A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the hospitalized singer is improving and has been moved from critical care in Nashville.

James Frey is writing for young people, and Hollywood has signed on. Frey, a former screenwriter best known for his discredited memoir "A Million Little Pieces," is collaborating on a four-book series of teen science fiction novels that HarperCollins will publish.

NEW YORK - Hilary Duff is joining the cast of 'Gossip Girl' - but not on a regular basis.

Essence Fest to celebrate black music in La. 07/03/2009 3:06am The celebration of black music and culture at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans will provide comfort to artists and fans alike after a tough week following Michael Jackson's death.

Ferlin Husky had three separate careers. Out of the three, the best-known is his country-pop career, which brought him to the top of the charts in the late '50s, but he was also known as a honky tonk singer called Terry Preston and a country comic named Simon Crum.