Country crooner Eddy Arnold [ tickets ], considered one of the most successful country singers in history, died yesterday (4/8) at a care facility near Nashville, according to The Associated Press. His death came just one week before his 90th birthday.

Arnold's wife of 66 years, Sally, had died in March, and in the same month, the country star fell outside his home, injuring his hip.

Arnold was elected in to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966. The following year, he was the first person to receive the Entertainer of the Year award from the Country Music Association. In the book "Top Country Singles 1944-1993," Arnold was ranked the No. 1 country singer in terms of overall success on the Billboard country charts. His hits--which blended country, pop and folk--included "What Is Life Without Love," "Bouquet of Roses," "Cattle Call," "Somebody Like Me" and many others.

Arnold, who recorded many hits with Chet Atkins, continued to work late in life. Among his most recent albums were 2002's "Looking Back" and 2005's "After All These Years."

Born on a farm near Henderson, TN, Arnold lived in Brentwood, a Nashville suburb.