Guy Mitchell (born Albert George Cernik; February 22, 1927 – July 1, 1999) was an American pop singer and actor, successful in his homeland, the UK, and Australia.

[1] However, his career as a child star failed to take off, and the family moved to San Francisco where, after leaving school, he worked as a saddlemaker, supplementing his income by singing.

Dude Martin, who had a country music broadcast in San Francisco, hired him for his band.

[1] Cernik served in the United States Navy for two years in World War II, then sang with Carmen Cavallaro's big band.

[1] Mitchell died on July 1, 1999, aged 72, at Desert Springs Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada of complications from cancer surgery.

[8][9] In 2007, to commemorate what would have been his 80th birthday, the English division of SonyBMG released The Essential Collection CD.

[10] In February 1982 he re-recorded 20 of his popular songs with new musical backings (in stereo) at the Audio Media Studio in Nashville, Tennessee for Bulldog Records (No.