Birth name Claude Putman, Jr. Name Curly Putman | Website curlyputman.com Occupation(s) Songwriter Genres Country | |
Born November 20, 1930Princeton, Jackson County, Alabama, United States ( 1930-11-20 ) Albums Write 'em Sad - Sing 'em Lonesome Awards Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year, Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year Nominations Grammy Award for Best Country Song Similar People | ||
Curly putman green green grass of home
Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. (November 20, 1930 – October 30, 2016) was an American songwriter.
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- Curly putman green green grass of home
- Curly putman i m not the boy i used to be
- Biography
- Death
- Legacy
- Awards
- Selected list of Putman hit songs
- Albums
- References
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, and Tom Jones.
The Paul McCartney & Wings hit "Junior's Farm" was inspired by their short stay at Putman's farm in rural Wilson County, Tennessee in 1974.
Curly putman i m not the boy i used to be
Biography
Putman was the son of a sawmill worker. He joined the Navy and spent four years on the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge.
He married Bernice Soon in 1956. Putnam worked several jobs in different places in the late 1950s and early 60s, inspiring his later hit "My Elusive Dreams". He penned his first big hit, "Green, Green Grass of Home", when working in Nashville plugging songs for Tree Records.
Death
Putman died of congestive heart failure and kidney failure at his home in Lebanon, Tennessee at age 85.
Legacy
Alabama State Route 65 through the Paint Rock Valley in North Alabama is named in his honor, as well as the community park in Princeton.