Jack Greene

Jack Henry Greene (January 7, 1930 – March 14, 2013) was an American country musician. Nicknamed the "Jolly Greene Giant" due to his height and deep voice, Greene was a long time member of the Grand Ole Opry. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Greene is best known for his 1966 hit, "There Goes My Everything". The song dominated the country music charts for nearly two months in 1967 and earned Greene "Male Vocalist of the Year", "Single of the Year", "Album of the Year", and "Song of the Year" honors from the Country Music Association. His first involvement with the music industry came when he was still a teenager, working as a disc jockey at radio station WGAP in Maryville. Also in 1967, Jack Greene became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Jack and Jeannie's stage show became one of the biggest touring acts during the 1970s. Jack continued to have both solo hits and duets with Seely. Among the biggest of these hits during the 1970s were "Lord, Is That Me", "There's a Lot About a Woman a Man Don't Know" (1971), and two more duets with Jeannie with "Much Obliged" (1972) and "What in The World Has Gone Wrong with Our Love" (1972).

Later career Jack Greene enjoyed a brief comeback with the Frontline Records label in 1980 as the song "Yours for the Taking" peaked at number 28 on the country charts.

Final years and death Greene continued to record sporadically in the 2000s, including the duet "You Have Won My Heart" and "Stetson Cowboy" with Santana Maria, but neither charted. Greene recorded his final studio album Precious Memories, Treasured Friends in 2010. An album of duets, it featured fellow country stars Lorrie Morgan and George Jones. In failing health, Greene retired from performing in 2011. He died on March 14, 2013, from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 83 in Nashville.

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