Of his 80 Billboard country hits, seven reached the No. 1 position --
including "Mama Sang a Song" (1962); "Still" (1963); "I Get the Fever"
(1966), "For Loving You" (a 1967 duet with singer
Jan Howard); "My Life
(Throw it Away if I Want To)" (Billboard's No. 1 country song for
1969); "World of Make Believe" (1974); and "Sometimes" (a 1976 duet
with singer Mary Lou Turner).