Year-in-Review: July deaths
With 146 songs on the country charts, including 28 No. 1 hits, Eddy Arnold ranks among the most popular singers in U.S. history. He stood out from the beginning. He never wore gaudy, glittering outfits. He avoided the standard honky-tonk themes, preferring instead to sing songs about love. For more than 50 years, he transcended changing musical tastes and his later concerts attracted three generations of fans. He died on July 12. Associated Press
