Don Cherry (singer/golf)
Don Cherry was a singer of traditional pop music and a golfer.He was born January 11, 1924 in Wichita, Texas. He started as a big band singer, in the orchestras of Jan Garber, Victor Young, and Tommy Dorsey. In 1951 he recorded his first solo hits, Thinking of You and Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle, the latter of which had a better-selling version by Guy Mitchell. In 1955 came his biggest hit, Band of Gold. After having three more hits in 1956 (Wild Cherry, Ghost Town, and Namely You) he decided to become a professional golfer.
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