American country music singer-songwriter (1930–2013)
For the American historian, see Jack P. Greene. For those of a similar name, see Jack Green (disambiguation).
Jack Greene
Background information
Birth name
Jack Henry Greene
Also known as
"The Gentle Giant" "The Jolly Greene Giant"
Born
(1930-01-07)January 7, 1930 Maryville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died
March 14, 2013(2013-03-14) (aged 83) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Country
Occupation(s)
Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)
Guitar
Years active
1965–2011
Musical artist
Jack Henry Greene[1] (January 7, 1930 – March 14, 2013) was an American country musician. Nicknamed the "Jolly Greene Giant" due to his height and deep voice, Greene was a long time member of the Grand Ole Opry. A three-time Grammy Award nominee,[2] Greene is best known for his 1966 hit, "There Goes My Everything". The song dominated the country music charts for nearly two months in 1967 and earned Greene "Male Vocalist of the Year", "Single of the Year", "Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" honors from the Country Music Association.[2][3] Greene had a total of five No. 1 country hits and three others that reached the top ten. Billboard magazine named Greene one of the Top 100 "Most Played Artists".[4]
Jack Henry Greene (January 7, 1930 – March 14, 2013) was an American country musician. Nicknamed the "Jolly Greene Giant" due to his height and deep voice...
The discography of American country artist JackGreene contains 24 studio albums, one live album, four compilation albums, 40 singles and five other charted...
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library of J. P. Morgan. After Morgan's death in 1913, Greene continued as librarian for his son, Jack Morgan, and in 1924 was named the first director of...
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Crutchfield which has been recorded by a number of country artists including JackGreene; Brian Collins; Ricky Van Shelton; and Bill Medley, formerly of The Righteous...
Richard J. Jensen, Historiography of American Political History. In JackGreene, ed., Encyclopedia of American Political History (New York: Scribner's...
opening act for Billy ThunderKloud & the Chieftones, Jeannie Seely, and JackGreene, among others. She also toured as a backing vocalist for George Jones...
been recorded by: 1969 Brenda Lee, on her album, Johnny One Time. 1969 JackGreene, on his album, Statue of a Fool. 1970 Chet Atkins, on his album, Yestergroovin'...
(September 23, 2008), "Hootie's Rucker tops country chart". USA Today. Greene, Andy (September 30, 2008). "Hootie and the Blowfish Singer Leads Country-Crossover...
instruction book and the 1977 bluegrass album Duets by violinist Richard Greene. Krauss learned by ear to play several songs from the album, including "Tennessee...
magazine's ranking of the top country singles of 1967. "All the Time" by JackGreene ranked as the year's No. 1 country single. The ranking was based on performance...
include "The Brooklyn Bridge", "Loco Weed", and "Walk on, Boy".) In 1967 JackGreene had a No. 1 hit with a song Tillis co-wrote, "All the Time". Tillis continued...
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music. In December 1971, Williams signed on as a songwriter for Jack Clement with Jack Music Inc. In 1972, Williams inked a contract with JMI Records as...
The inaugural recipient of the award was There Goes My Everything by JackGreene in 1967, with Jessi Colter becoming the first female winner in 1976,...
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