Ferlin Husky – Gone (Remastered)

A recent inductee into the Country Music Hall Of Fame, Ferlin was born in Flat River, Mo, and entered the Merchant Marines during WW2 where his ship took part in the D-Day invasion of Cherbourg. Upon discharge from the service, he went into the entertainment business, first as a disc jockey, using other names like Terry Preston and Simon Crum. When he signed a recording contract with Capitol Records, they convinced him to revert to his given name of Ferlin Husky. “Gone” was the song that started his career, crossing over to the pop charts peaking at #4 in March of 1957.

bossanova…. Olivia Ong is a Singaporean singer who found success in Japan with English-language renditions of bossa nova classics. Born on October 2, 1985, the multilingual singer began her career at age 15 after winning a singing contest and being awarded a recording contract in Japan in 2001. Initially, she performed as a member of the J-pop group Mirai. Several years later, she made her solo debut at age 19 with the album A Girl Meets Bossa Nova (2005), an English-language collection of bossa nova classics intended for the Japanese market. While Ong performed other music in later years, her bossa novas proved especially popular, warranting the release of A Girl Meets Bossa Nova, Vol. 2 (2006).