- Russell Arms
Russell Arms (born
3 February 1922 , Berkeley,California ) is an Americanactor andsinger .He is best-known for his 1957
country music hit single, "Cinco Robles (The Five Oaks)". "Cinco Robles" entered the charts on12 January 1957 and stayed for fifteen weeks, peaking at #22.From 1952 to 1957, Arms was best known as a vocalist and host of "
Your Hit Parade ", a NBCtelevision series that reviewed the popularsong s of the day and on which a regular cast of vocalists would perform the top seven songs of the week. Arms is the only one of the lead performers on that show who is still alive.Arms began his career on
radio , moving up to minor screen roles duringWorld War II as a contract player withWarner Brothers and later as a freelance performer, mostly in Westerns.Since then, he has appeared in numerous supporting roles in both movies and
television . He and his wife Mary Lynne reside inIllinois , after spending many years inPalm Springs, California .Further reading
*cite book
author=Arms, Russell
year=2005
title=My Hit Parade ... and a Few Misses
publisher=Albany: BearManor Media
isbn=1-59393-024-0External links
*imdb name|id=0035589|name=Russell Arms
*amg name|2:2268
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