Farrell Haliday "Rusty" Draper (January 25, 1923 – March 28, 2003) was an American country and pop singer and radio and TV host who achieved his greatest success in the 1950s.

Born in Kirksville, Missouri, United States,[1] and nicknamed "Rusty" for his red hair, he began performing on his uncle's radio show in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the mid-1930s.

[1] Draper moved on to work at radio stations in Des Moines, Iowa—sometimes filling in for sports announcer Ronald Reagan—and in Illinois before settling in California.

The following year, after a national club tour, his cover version of Jim Lowe's "Gambler's Guitar" made number six on both the country and pop charts, and sold a million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

[1] He remained a steady concert draw in years to follow, and also appeared in stage musicals and on television,[1] including his duties as one of the hosts of NBC's short-lived 1966 daytime TV series Swingin' Country.