Henson Cargill
b. 5 February 1941, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. After studying law and working briefly as a deputy sheriff, Cargill moved to Nashville in 1967 to attempt a career as a country singer/songwriter. He signed to Monument Records, where his debut single became his biggest hit. With producer Fred F. Carter, Jnr. he recorded Skip A Rope which reached the US Top 30, as well as heading the country charts. Unusually for country music, this was a protest song, condemning parents who set a bad example for their children by evading income tax and practicing racial discrimination. The song was later recorded by soul singer Joe Tex. Cargill followed this with more orthodox hits like Row, Row, Row, None Of My Business and Naked And Crying. In the early '70s, he joined the newly formed Nashville arm of Atlantic Records, having success with Some Old California Memory. He later moved back to Oklahoma and in 1980 made his last US country chart entry with Silence On The Line, released by Copper Mountain.