Jack Greene
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jolly Greene Giant, the Jolly Greene Giant
American country musician (1930–2013)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 26
Top works
- Atlantic history
- Mare nostrum
- Construction Piece Rates
- Catty, Callous Mrs C
- Industrial Engineering
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Film & TV
Known for
- Country's Family Reunion Christmas (Vol. 1) — Himself2011
- That Good Old Nashville Music — Self1971
- Saps at Sea — Officer1940
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1930-01-07
- Active to
- 2013-03-14
2008 universal fire victim
Discography
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- 33,914
- Total plays
- 182,266
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countryclassic countrymale vocalistsoldiesJack Green
Jack Greene (born 7 January, 1930, died 15 March, 2013) was an American country musician nicknamed the "Jolly Green Giant" and best known for his 1966 hit "There Goes My Everything." Greene was born on January 7, 1930, in Maryville, Tennessee. In the early 1950's, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he formed his own band, The Peach Tree Boys as a lead vocalist, drummer, and guitarist. In 1959, he moved back to Tennessee and settled in Nashville and formed his own band, The Tennessee Mountain B
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jack
- Family name
- Greene
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Maryville
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Decca
- Official website
- www.jackgreeneopry.com/default.cfm
- Image
- JackandJollyGreenGiants2003.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jack Greene
- date of birth
- 1930-01-07
- date of death
- 2013-03-14
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- pseudonym
- Jolly Green Giant
- nickname
- Jolly Greene Giant
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