Jack Greene
Jack Henry Greene ( born January 7, 1930 in Maryville, Tennessee, † March 14, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee) was an American country musician and singer. His greatest successes were There Goes My Everything, All the Time.
Life
Originally from the rural Tennessee Jack Greene played as a drummer and a guitarist in various bands since the late 1940s, before a two-year military service interrupted his career. After returning to civilian life in 1952 he joined the Peachtree Cowboys, with whom he remained for nearly a decade.
1962 Ernest Tubb sought a musician for his band Texas Troubadours. Greene beat out a large number of applicants, not least because of its versatility. Thanks to its body size, the audience quickly became aware of the new band member. Soon he was known as the " Jolly Greene Giant" ( "Happy Green Giant ").
As a member of the troubadours Greene had the opportunity to numerous appearances at the Grand Ole Opry. 1964 elected him Dottie West for the song Love Is No Excuse as a duet partner. Ernest Tubb gave him several opportunities to make their mark as the lead singer. A sung by him entitled, The Last Letter, was such a commonly requested feature that Decca released it as a single. With this title, Greene succeeded his first placing in the top 10 on the country charts.
The final breakthrough came in Greene in 1967, when he succeeded with There Goes My Everything, his first number - one hit. The Dallas Frazier song kept seven weeks at the top of the country charts and was chosen by the CMA for single of the year. In addition, Jack Greene was honored as the best singer of the year. In the Billboard pop charts the single reached 65th place It was his only song that could be placed in the pop charts. The eponymous album was Greene's only placing in the top 100 on the LP charts, where the album reached number 66. However, in the country area he had more success.
In 1967 he succeeded with All the Time, another number - one hit. On December 23, 1967 Greene became a regular member of the " Grand Ole Opry ". His mentor Ernest Tubb led him personally to the show. In 1968 she began Green continued his winning streak with You Are My Treasure, which topped the country charts in April 1968. His final placings at the top of the country charts in 1969 with reach him Until My Dreams Come True and Statue Of A Fool
In 1969, he teamed up with Jeannie Seely, who was previously a member of his backing band. In the 1970s, the two a number of smaller country hits were recorded and performed regularly on the Opry. Their greatest success was in 1970 Wish I Did not Have to Miss You, which was advancing to number three on the country charts and was Greene's last listing in the Top 10 on the country charts. With her backing band " The Jolly Giants " they gave 1972 as the first country band a concert in the Rooftop Lounge of the "King Of The Road Hotels " in Nashville and in 1974 a concert at " Madison Square Garden " in New York. The collaboration between Greene and Seely lasted until the end of the decade. Most recently, she was supported by a four piece band " The Renegades " called themselves, accompanied. In 1979, Greene to Frontline label, where he still had a few minor hits in the early 1980s.