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'''Donald Eugene Gibson''' (1928 - 2003) was born in Shelby, [[North Carolina]] on April 3, 1928 into a poor working class family. With a limited formal education, his career as a singer/songwriter began by performing in local clubs and on the radio.

'''Donald Eugene Gibson''' (1928 - 2003) was born in Shelby, [[North Carolina]] on April 3, 1928 into a poor working-class family. With a limited formal education, his career as a singer/songwriter began by performing in local clubs and on the radio.

Moving to Tennessee as a young man he joined the KNOX barn dance in Knoxville before recording his own composition, “Oh Lonesome Me” in Nashville. It would be a chart topping hit on both the country and pop Hit Parade in 1958. It was followed by another song Don wrote, a top ten country hit, “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” that would later become a #1 world wide hit for Ray Charles. “Blue Blue Day,” “Give Myself A Party” and “Look Who’s Blue” were also hits in 1958.

Moving to Tennessee as a young man he joined the KNOX barn dance in Knoxville before recording his own composition, “Oh Lonesome Me” in Nashville. It would be a chart topping hit on both the country and pop Hit Parade in 1958. It was followed by another song Don wrote, a top ten country hit, “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” that would later become a #1 worldwide hit for Ray Charles. “Blue Blue Day,” “Give Myself A Party” and “Look Who’s Blue” were also hits in 1958.

With more than eighty country and pop hits to his credit, including “Sweet Dreams” in 1960, “Sea of Heartbreak”and “Lonesome #1” in 1961 and his #1 “Woman, Sensuous Woman” in 1972, Gibson also had success singing duets with Dottie West and Sue Thompson.

With more than eighty country and pop hits to his credit, including “Sweet Dreams” in 1960, “Sea of Heartbreak”and “Lonesome #1” in 1961 and his #1 “Woman, Sensuous Woman” in 1972, Gibson also had success singing duets with Dottie West and Sue Thompson.