A Country Music Legend, a true gentleman, a raconteur and storyteller, Sherwin Linton is a man with thousands of friends.
He launched his career in the music business in the mid 1950’s as a disc jockey and live performer of Rock-A-Billy Music on radio station KWAT in Watertown, South Dakota. Sherwin moved to Minneapolis in 1957, and expanded his territory from the Midwest to playing nightclubs and ballrooms throughout the country. He journeyed to Nashville in 1966 where he cut “Cotton King,†a song that catapulted him to the top of the Country charts. Roy Acuff, with whom Sherwin toured, was so impressed with Linton’s talents that Sherwin was signed to the legendary Acuff-Rose Publishing Company and Hickory Records, resulting in numerous TV show appearances and coast-to-coast tours.
Following the release of a 1971 live album “Hello I’m Not Johnny Cash†Linton received multiple national nominations from the CMA and ACM. Subsequent hits included the 1986 novelty song, “Santa Got A DWI,†an anti-drunk driving song that hit the charts and has become a Christmas favorite.
A member of the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, the South Dakota Musicians Hall of Fame, and the National Traditional Country Music Hall of Fame, Sherwin continues to gig tirelessly with his Country – Rock-A-Billy Band, thrilling crowds with his warm smile and hot music.
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