Oklahoma songwriter Henson Cargill (1941-2007) made a big splash with the catchy, topically-themed 1967 hit, "Skip A Rope," which topped the Country charts and crossed over to the Pop Top 40. He followed this success with other songs built on the same model: simple melodies wed to socially conscious lyrics were Cargill's early calling card, and seemed like a good match for the mood of the times. The formula petered out, though, and Cargill never matched that first early hit... He made infrequent appearances on the country charts throughout the '70s, but retired from performing in the early '80s, when he opened a club in Oklahoma City, recording two more albums during that decade, while basically bowing out of the showbiz spotlight. Here's a quick look at his work...
Henson Cargill "Skip A Rope" (Monument Records, 1968) (LP)
Henson Cargill "Coming On Strong" (Monument Records, 1968) (LP)
Henson Cargill "None Of My Business" (Monument Records, 1969) (LP)
Henson Cargill "Uncomplicated" (Monument Records, 1970) (LP)
Henson Cargill "On The Road" (Mega Records, 1972) (LP)
Henson Cargill "This Is Henson Cargill Country" (Atlantic Records, 1973) (LP).
Henson Cargill "In The Shadows" (51 West Records, 1982) (LP)
Henson Cargill "All American Cowboy" (Amethsyt Records, 1988)
Henson Cargill "On The Road: The Mega Years Plus" (Omni Recording Corporation, 2009)
