Starting off singing at the local Optimist Club, Young was discovered by Webb Pierce, who brought him to star on the Louisiana Hayride radio program on KWKH in 1951.
He was drafted into the Army in late 1952, just after he was signed to Capitol Records. Nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob" and "The Singing Sheriff," he had many hits including:
"Young Love"
"If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
"Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young"
"Sweet Dreams"
"Alone With You"
"Hello Walls" (written by Willie Nelson)
"It's Four in the Morning" (written by Jerry Chesnut).
"Here I Am In Dallas"
"I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night"
Young made several appearances during the late 1950s on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee.
His #1 country hit "It's Four in the Morning" was written at his request as he was recuperating from a serious automobile accident in which he suffered head injuries. His tongue had been partly severed in the accident, and it took him several months before he could regain normal speaking ability. He had particular trouble with the "s" sound in most words, so he asked for a song which largely avoided that sound as his comeback effort.
Faron Young's band, the Country Deputies, was one of country music's top bands, and toured with him for many years.
Young co-founded, with Preston Temple, the Nashville trade newspaper, The Music City News.
Young died at the age of sixty-four of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been in failing health when he took his own life.
Legacy and influence
A performance video clip of "It's Four In The Morning" was the first video to air on CMT when it first launched on March 5, 1983.
In 1985, the country singer inspired homage from British rock group, Prefab Sprout, whose multimillion-selling album, "Steve McQueen" contains the song "Faron Young." The song has the refrain: You give me Faron Young four in the morning / Forgive me Faron Young four in the morning..."
In 2000, he was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
In the comic strip Peanuts, Frieda's cat was named "Faron" after Faron Young, of whom Charles Schulz was a fan.
Worked with Webb Pierce on the Louisana Hayride in 1951. First recorded with Tillman Franks & his Rainbow boys in 1951. Went solo in 1952. Appeared in the 1956 movie "Hidden Guns" and got his nickame "The Young Sheriff", and his band name, "Country Deputies" from that movie. Also appeared in the movies, Stampede, Daniel Boone, Raiders Of Old California, and That's Country. Founder and one-time publisher of the Music City News in Nashville. First charted song "Going Steady went to #2 on the Country Charts in 1953. Put 79 songs into the top 40 of the country charts from 1953-1978. Had 5 #1s. Last # 1 was It's Four In the Morning in 1971. During the '90s, Young was stricken with a debilitating emphysema. Depressed by his poor health, he shot himself on December 9, 1996, and passed away the next day Source Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country
Sweet Dreams
Faron Young Lyrics
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Why can't I forget you and start my life anew?
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
You don't love me, it's plain
I should know you'll never wear my name
I should hate you the whole night through
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
Sweet dreams of you
Dreams I know can't come true
Why can't I forget the past
Start loving someone new?
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
You don't love me, it's plain
I should know you'll never wear my name
I should hate you the whole night through
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
In Faron Young's song "Sweet Dreams," the singer is tormented by his inability to forget about a past love. Every night, he dreams of her, even though he knows they can no longer be together. He wishes he could move on and start a new life, but his heart won't let him. The singer understands that his former flame doesn't love him anymore, and even though he knows he should hate her, he can't. Instead, he continues to have sweet dreams about her, unable to shake his emotions.
The lyrics of this song capture the universal experience of heartbreak and the difficulty of letting go of a past love. The singer is haunted by memories of his ex-partner and unable to move forward, despite his best efforts. The song's tone is wistful and melancholy, perfectly capturing the emotional turmoil of a broken heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Sweet dreams of you every night I go through
I keep having dreams of you every night
Why can't I forget you and start my life anew
I wish I could forget you and move on
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
Rather than dreaming about you all night
You don't love me it's plain
It's clear that you don't love me
I should know you'll never wear my name
I understand that you'll never marry me
I should hate you the whole night through
I should despise you all night
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
Rather than dreaming about you all night
Sweet dreams of you
I keep having dreams of you
Dreams I know can't come true
I realize that these dreams will never be fulfilled
Why can't I forget the past
Why can't I move on from the past?
Start loving someone new
I should start loving someone else
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
Rather than dreaming about you all night
Sweet dreams about you
I keep having dreams about you
You don't love me it's plain
It's clear that you don't love me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Don Gibson
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Milton Moore
I agree that this
is Faron's best
version; his slow version just draaaaaags! But Patsy Cline
having the greatest voice
ever??? That cannot be said
of ANYBODY!
GOD simply
gave the world
too many great
vocalists to but
any one of them on such a
unique pedestal.
Melanie D
2021 and listening to this amazing man.We will never forget you Faron ❤️❤️
Rob Tans
He was a damn good singer. First time I saw him I was a young kid at a fair. Ive liked him ever since. Him& george jones are my favorites
Bon Summers
Love it, gotta do this for country karaoke. Classic beautiful
Leonor Garza
RIP Faron, you'll be missed
Tennessee Walt
Man, that's fast! Plays the song like he's double-parked. But he's got a great voice. (This recording was a hit, and sank Don Gibson's recording of his own song.)
Jesse Taylor
And yet not one of them can hold a candle to patsy cline. And I really like both Faron and Don
Roy Rogers
But ole Don was happy because he got most of the money
Dave Dunn
Makes you want to go back when country was country rip Faron
Tom Mckenzie
Proper Country Music,Stunning
Martha Headley
So soothing