Roy Drusky
Roy Frank Drusky, Jr., born June 22, 1930, in Atlanta, Georgia, was an American
country music singer whose baritone voice helped shape the Nashville sound of
the 1960s and early 1970s. After a childhood focused on sports and a period
singing while serving in the US Navy, Drusky studied veterinary medicine at
Emory University and formed the Southern Ranch Boys, a local country group,
while also working as a disc jockey; in 1953 he signed with Starday Records,
released his first single, "Such a Fool," and joined the Grand Ole Opry the same
year, launching a career that would span d...
