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"Green, Green Grass of Home", written by Claude "Curly" Putman Jr., and first recorded by singer Johnny Darrell in 1965, is a country song made popular by Porter Wagoner the same year, when it reached No. 4 on the Country chart. [2]
Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. (November 20, 1930 – October 30, 2016) was an American songwriter.. Born in Princeton, Alabama, his greatest success was "Green, Green Grass of Home" (1964, sung by Porter Wagoner), which was covered by Roger Miller, Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Don Williams, Johnny Paycheck, Burl Ives, Johnny Darrell, Gram Parsons, Joan Baez, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Grateful Dead ...
Green, Green Grass of Home is a 1967 album released by Tom Jones. His sixth overall album, it is his fourth studio album with Decca Records, produced by Peter Sullivan.
"Green, Green Grass of Home" was released as a single in the UK, where it went Top 30, and also received US airplay. Presley was a big fan of Tom Jones' version of the song; while travelling, he would repeatedly have his friends call the local radio stations to request it. [5]
Johnny Darrell (July 23, 1940 [1] – October 7, 1997) [2] was an American country music artist. Darrell was born in Hopewell, Alabama but grew up in Marietta, Georgia. [3] After a stint in the army, he moved to Nashville and began managing a Holiday Inn near Music Row, when he was discovered by Kelso Herstin, a producer working for United Artists, on the recommendation of Bobby Bare. [1]
Green Green Grass may refer to: "Green Green Grass" (song), by George Ezra "Green, Green Grass of Home", a song popularised by Tom Jones; Green, Green Grass of Home, by Tom Jones; Green Green Grass by the River, a Taiwanese television drama; The Green Green Grass, a British sitcom; The Green, Green Grass of Home, a Taiwanese film.
Green Day have taken lyrical aim at Elon Musk while performing in his home country of South Africa.. The band’s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong reportedly switched a line in their 2004 hit ...
I Turn to You (George Jones song) I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again; I'll Be Coming Back for More; I'll Do Anything It Takes (To Stay with You) If You Think I Love You Now (I've Just Started) It's a Cheating Situation