GOSDIN, VERN
(*1934)
GOSDIN, VERN (b. Vernon G., Woodland, Ala., August 5, 1934) A country crooner who has had a checkered career, thanks to almost constant label-hopping, Gosdin has a voice that recalls the mournful side of GEORGE JONES . Raised in rural Alabama, Gosdin performed locally with his brother in a duet act that was reminiscent of The LOUVIN BROTHERS , whom they heard weekly on THE GRAND OLE OPRY broadcasts. He also sang in a GOSPEL group over local radio station WWOK. By the mid-1960s the brothers had…