Glen Sherley

Glen Sherley Milborn ( born March 9, 1936 in Oklahoma; † May 11, 1978 in Salinas ) was an American country music singer and songwriter; he wrote Cash's famous song " Greystone Chapel", which was recorded in 1968.

Life

Sherley came in 1936 in Oklahoma, the son of farm workers to the world. In the 1940s she moved to California to work on cotton and potato farms. Glen Sherley was a youth offenders, and often in the 1950s and 1960s for various crimes, including a prison escape in prison. During this time he was discovered by Johnny Cash when he was detained in 1968 in various prisons, including San Quentin and Folsom Prison for armed robbery.

In the late 1960s he wrote in prison, " Greystone Chapel " in reference to the prison chapel in Folsom Prison where he was serving his sentence at the time, and recorded this song. On January 12, 1968 Johnny Cash got a copy of the song from the prison chaplain, who was friends with Johnny Cash. It was the night before his famous Johnny Cash album At Folsom Prison recorded at Folsom Prison.

In an interview with Life Magazine in 1994 Johnny Cash said:

" Greystone Chapel " was recorded for the first time during the At Folsom Prison concert on January 13, 1968 by Johnny Cash.

After the release of " Greystone Chapel " 1971 Glen Sherleys came next big success, as the country singer Eddy Arnold entitled " Portrait of My Women", which he had written recorded. This song also became the theme song for Eddy Arnold's next album.

Due to the notoriety resulting from the publication of Eddy Arnold, Glen Sherley was offered to record a live album, even while he was in prison. The album, titled Live at Vacaville, California was recorded and released by Mega Records and was a great success. With the permission of the prison authorities for an offer of Johnny Cash he could also Cash's label House of cash to join.

Glen Sherley organized a concert at the Tennessee State Prison, where the documentation Flower Out of Place was filmed, and in which Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt and Roy Clark occurred. Sherleys own appearance is not seen in the film.

In the late 1970s, he had problems with his stardom and he disappeared from the limelight. Glen Sherley was working at a cattle and fed 10,000 cattle a day. He lived in the cab of a truck tractor and tried to avoid publicity.

On 11 May 1978 Glen Sherley committed suicide. He shot himself in his brother's house near Salinas ( California ) in the head.