George Morgan and Marion Worth

The Candy Kid -- as George Morgan was known after his first hit, "Candy Kisses," spent three weeks at the top of the country chart -- was a grand country crooner in the tradition of Eddy Arnold, whom he replaced on the Grand Old Opry in 1948. Born in Waverly, Tennessee, on June 28, 1924, Morgan and his family moved to Ohio not long after. He grew up listening to the Opry and formed his first band in the mid-'40s. Occasional spots on local radio did little for Morgan's career, but after he wrote "Candy Kisses," WWVA-Wheeling (West Virginia) hired him for the Wheelin Jamboree. T...