GUY MITCHELL
He was a singer, an actor, a cowboy, a cancer survivor and saddle maker (not necessarily in that order) who sometimes drank to excess. Guy Mitchell also recorded some of the biggest hit songs of the 1950s, his best-known originating from the world of country music. Born Albert Cernik in Detroit in 1927, his career in entertainment began at age three when he sang at a wedding reception. His parents, who had emigrated from Yugoslavia, knew right then and there he had the talent to be a star...and they were right! The family moved around quite a bit, living in Los Angeles for a couple of years starting in 1938. Albert auditioned for the Warner Bros. movie studio, which led to a steady job singing on KFWB radio as Al Cernik. His Hollywood hopes ... MORE ››
