On this day (December 30) in 1927, Bob Ferguson was born in Willow Springs, Illinois. Over the years, he held many jobs. For instance, he was a Marine Corps drill instructor during the Korean War and produced a highly influential film for the Tennessee Game and Fish Commission. However, his largest impact came from his songwriting and production.
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In 1958, Ferguson wrote “On the Wings of a Dove.” Ferlin Husky was the first to record it, and took it to the top of the country chart, where it stayed for 10 weeks. Ferguson then moved to Nashville to manage Husky. The hit, which sold millions of copies, allowed him to focus solely on his career in the music industry…