Terry Stafford
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Terry LaVerne Stafford was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1964 US Top Ten hit "Suspicion". Stafford was born in Hollis, Oklahoma on 22 November 1941 and died in Amarillo, Texas on 17 March 1996.
"Suspicion", on the Crusader label, which had previously been recorded by Elvis Presley, made it to number 3 in the US and number 31 in Britain. His follow-up, "I’ll Touch a Star" made number 23 in America.
He continued to record, but had no more hits, although his composition "Amarillo by Morning" was later recorded by George Strait on Strait's 1982 album Strait from the Heart. The song was named "#12 country song of all-time" by Country Music Television. Another hit for Stafford was "Big in Vegas" recorded by Buck Owens.
Terry Stafford lived most of his life between Los Angeles and Amarillo, and died, in Amarillo, of liver failure in 1996.
