Carl Stuart Hamblen (October 20, 1908 – March 8, 1989)[1] was an American entertainer who in 1926 became one of radio's first singing cowboys, going on to become a singer, actor, radio show host, and songwriter. He underwent a Christian conversion under the ministry of Billy Graham, becoming a temperance movement supporter and running several times for political office. He is best known as the composer of the song "This Ole House" (1954), most notably recorded by Rosemary Clooney and Shakin' Stevens.
Hamblen was born into the family of an itinerant Methodist preacher on October 20, 1908, in Kellyville, Texas.[1] He married Suzy Daniels and they had two children. Hamblen's father was Dr. J. H. Hamblen, a minister in the Methodist Church in Texas, who in 1946 founded the Evangelical Methodist Church denomination in Abilene.
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