Curly Putman
American country music singer-songwriter (1930–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. (November 20, 1930 – October 30, 2016) was an American songwriter.
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Curly Putman | |
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Birth name | Claude Putman Jr. |
Born | (1930-11-20)November 20, 1930 Princeton, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | October 30, 2016(2016-10-30) (aged 85) Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genres | Country music |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
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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, Johnny Cash, Roberto Leal, Dean Martin, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Bobby Bare, Joe Tex, Nana Mouskouri, Charley Pride, and Tom Jones.