About Jack Reno
Lived 1935 – 2008 (aged 72). Jack Reno was an American singer-songwriter.
Jack Reno (November 30, 1935 – November 1, 2008) was an American country singer.
Career Born in Bloomfield, Iowa, United States, Reno appeared at the Grand Ole Opry in the 1960s, and played with Waylon Jennings and Dolly Parton. He recorded seven albums and scored 12 hits on the American country music charts, including "Hitchin' a Ride", "Repeat After Me" and "I Want One".
In addition, he was a long-time country music DJ, with stints in Cincinnati, Ohio and Omaha, Nebraska. He was named the Country Music Association's Disc Jockey of the Year in 1978.
Death Reno died of brain cancer on November 1, 2008, in Florence, Kentucky.
Discography Albums Year Album US Country Label 1967 Meet Jack Reno 41 JAB 1968 I Want One — Dot 1969 I'm a Good Man in a Bad Frame of Mind 30 1972 Hitchin' a Ride 44 Target 1979 Interstate 7 — Derbytown 1980 Hitchin' a Ride to the Country — Lucky Lady 1990 Nine Stitches — Eagle
Singles Year Single US Country Label 1967 "Repeat After Me" 10 Meet Jack Reno 1968 "How Sweet It Is (To Be in Love with You)" 41 "I Want One" 19 I Want One 1969 "I'm a Good Man (In a Bad Frame of Mind)" 34 I'm a Good Man in a Bad Frame of Mind "We All Go Crazy" 22 1970 "That's the Way I See It" 67 Single only 1971 "Hitchin' a Ride" 12 Hitchin' a Ride 1972 "Heartaches by the Number" 26 "Do You Want to Dance" 38 Singles only 1973 "Beautiful Sunday" 67 1974 "Let the Four Winds Blow" 57 "Jukebox" 70
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Who was Jack Reno?
American musician
When was Jack Reno born?
Jack Reno was born on 30 November 1935 in Bloomfield, Iowa.
When did Jack Reno die?
Jack Reno died on 1 November 2008 in Florence, Kentucky.
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Jack Reno was a singer-songwriter.
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Jack Reno was American.
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