He was born on 7 January 1930 in Maryville in Tennessee & first picked up the guitar at the age of eight. It wasn't until 1962 that he got his first big break when Ernest Tubb hired him as a member of the Troubadors.
Owen Bradley signed him to Decca Records because of his vocal performance on 'The Last Letter'
His long list of hit singles include 'There Goes my Everything' (7 weeks at No.1 in December 1966/January 1967), 'All the Time' (5 weeks at No.1 in June/July 1967), 'What Locks the Door' (No.2 in 1967), 'You are my Treasure' (1 week at No.1 in April 1968), 'Until my Dreams come true' (2 weeks at No.1 in February 1969) & 'Statue of a Fool' (2 weeks at No.1 in July 1969).
He earned the nickname 'The Jolly Green Giant' & by the end of 1967, he had become, literally, a gigantic force within country music.
Who is this legend? That would be Jack Greene. Jack Greene,who was also the drummer for Ernest Tubb. I can't argue. They got it. | 