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"Wings of a Dove' is a country song written by Bob Ferguson in 1958. It was popularized when it was recorded by Ferlin Husky in 1960. His recording topped the country charts for 10 nonconsecutive weeks. [1] It was Ferlin Husky's third and final number 1 on the country chart, spending nine months on it.
Nicks has said that the white-winged dove represents the spirit leaving the body on death, and some of the verses capture her experience of the days leading up to her uncle Jonathan's death. [ 8 ] Throughout the song, a distinctive 16th note guitar riff is played by Waddy Wachtel , progressing through C, D, and E-minor chords.
Ferguson is best known for writing the bestselling songs "On the Wings of a Dove" and "The Carroll County Accident". [1] The "Carroll County Accident" won the Country Music Association Song of the Year in 1969. In 1983 "Wings of a Dove" was featured in the movie Tender Mercies starring Robert Duvall.
The line "If I had the wings of a snow-white dove" is likely a reference to the nearly identical opening line of Bob Ferguson's country/gospel song "Wings of a Dove", [29] famously sung on camera by Robert Duvall in his Academy Award-winning performance in the 1983 film Tender Mercies. [30]
"Wings of a Dove" 1 12 1961 "Willow Tree" 23 1962 "The Waltz You Saved for Me" 13 94 Some of My Favorites "Somebody Save Me" 16 singles only "Stand Up" 28 "It Was You" 21 1964 "Timber I'm Falling" 13 By Request: 1965 "True True Lovin'" 46 True True Lovin' "Money Greases the Wheels" 48 Ferlin Husky Sings the Songs of Music City, U.S.A. 1966
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