David Houston
David Houston
Latest Release
- Merry Christmas Chloe
- November 2024
- • 1 Song
Top Songs
| 1 | Almost Persuaded | ||
| 2 | Nashville | ||
| 3 | Baby , Baby ( I Know You're A Lady) | ||
| 4 | Mountain Of Love | ||
| 5 | I Do My Swinging At Home |
Albums
Jun 2024 • 11 songs
Jun 2024 • 11 songs
Dec 2008 • 1 song
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About
Biography
Born and raised in Bossier City, Louisiana, country singer David Houston -- whose lineage included Sam Houston and General Robert E. Lee -- became a regular on The Louisiana Hayride as a teenager. Apparently his soaring tenor voice wasn't totally appreciated; he found trouble getting work in the music business, and ended up as an insurance underwriter. But record producer Billy Sherrill brought Houston into the fold when Epic Records was still a young label (the early '60s), and Houston brought the company its first real hit with "Mountain of Love." In 1966 he broke through to...