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Chanteur
Country US né le 9 Mars 1936. Glen Sherley, ancien taulard, fut une des
figures les plus tragiques de la Country Music des années soixante-dix, avec une
carrière qui a duré moins qu'une décennie. Il à
écrit pour Johnny Cash
et Eddy Arnold.
Il s'est suicidé le 11 Mai 1978 à Gonzales (Californie).
Singer-guitarist-songwriter
Glen Sherley was one of the great success stories, and one of the most tragic
figures in country music of the 1970s, with a career that lasted less than a
decade. A convict at Vacaville, CA and formerly a resident of criminal justice
institutions in Chino, Solidad, San Quentin, and Folsom, Sherley began writing
songs in the 1960s and sent a tape of one of them to
Johnny Cash. It was while incarcerated at
Folsom that Sherley saw Cash perform "Greystone
Chapel," and that heralded his career as a songwriter. His next big step came
when Eddy Arnold recorded a Sherley song,
"Portrait Of My Woman," which became a single and the title track of
Arnold's next album. This led to a live
recording of Glen Shirley, done in cooperation with the California prison
authorities on Jan. 31, 1971, which was released by Mega Records. The album was
successful enough to get Sherley a contract with House of Cash,
Johnny Cash's publishing organization, as a
songwriter. He also made it into the movie Flower Out of Place, a
documentary about performances at Tennessee State Prison, performing with
Johnny Cash,
Linda Ronstadt, and
Roy Clark. Sherley's final years in the
late '70s were marked by obscurity and confusion along with estrangement from
his family. He took his life in the spring of 1978.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Sherley
Talents : Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Style musical : Contemporary Country, Traditional Country
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 06/1971 | SP MEGA 0615-0027 (US) | . |
Greystone Chapel / Dialogue / Looking Back In Anger |
| 09/1971 | SP MEGA 0615-0041 (US) |
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Pud'n Tane / Look For Me |
| 02/1972 | SP MEGA 0615-0061 (US) | . |
Robin / Just To Be That Close To You |
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Albums
| 1971 | LP 12" MEGA M31-1006 (US) |
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GLEN SHERLEY - Dialogue / Looking Back In Anger / Greystone Chapel / F.B.I. Top Ten / Portrait Of My Woman / Dialogue / Mama Had Country Soul / Pick A Bouquet / Dialogue / If This Prison Yard Could Talk / Step Right This Way / Frisco Song / Keep Steppin' / Measure Of A Man |
| 10/2006 | CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 16845 (GER) |
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LIVE AT VACAVILLE, CALIFORNIA - Dialogue / Looking Back In Anger / Greystone Chapel / F.B.I. Top Ten / Portrait Of My Woman / Dialogue / Mama Had Country Soul / Pick A Bouquet / Dialogue / If This Prison Yard Could Talk / Step Right This Way / Frisco Song / Keep Steppin' / Measure Of A Man |
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