- Country singer.
- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.
- Recorded his famous hit song, "In the Jailhouse Now" with legendary Nashville session guitarist Hank Garland. It was number 1 on the charts for 21 weeks in a row in 1955.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1600 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
- Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
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