Johnnie & Jack
Musical group
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Johnnie & Jack |
| image | Johnnie Wright, Kitty Wells, Jack Anglin.jpg |
| caption | Johnnie (left) and Jack (right) with Kitty Wells (center) |
| origin | Tennessee, United States |
| genre | Country |
| years_active | 1938–1963 |
| label | RCA Victor |
| past_members | Jack Anglin |
| Johnnie Wright | |
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| name = Johnnie & Jack | image = Johnnie Wright, Kitty Wells, Jack Anglin.jpg | alt = | caption = Johnnie (left) and Jack (right) with Kitty Wells (center) | image_size = | origin = Tennessee, United States | genre = Country | years_active = 1938–1963 | label = RCA Victor | past_members = Jack Anglin Johnnie Wright
Johnnie & Jack were an American country music duo, composed of Johnnie Wright (1914–2011) and Jack Anglin (1916–1963). The duo became members of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1940s.{{cite web | title = Opry Timeline - 1940s | url = http://www.opry.com/about/Timeline_1940.html | access-date = July 10, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170317065341/http://www.opry.com/about/Timeline_1940.html | archive-date = March 17, 2017 | url-status = dead
Following Anglin's death in a car crash in 1963, Wright became a solo artist, topping the country charts in 1965 with "Hello Vietnam".
Discography
Albums
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| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Tennessee Mountain Boys | RCA Victor |
| 1959 | Hits by Johnnie & Jack | |
| 1962 | Smiles and Tears | Decca |
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Singles
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| Year | Single | Chart Positions | US Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | "Poison Love" | 4 | |
| "Cryin' Heart Blues" | 5 | ||
| 1952 | "Three Ways of Knowing" | 7 | |
| 1954 | "(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely" | 1 | |
| "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" | 4 | ||
| "Honey, I Need You" | 15 | ||
| "Beware of 'It'" | 9 | ||
| "Kiss-Crazy Baby" | 7 | ||
| 1955 | "No One Dear but You" | 14 | |
| "S.O.S." | 15 | ||
| 1956 | "I Want to Be Loved" (with Ruby Wells) | 13 | |
| 1958 | "Stop the World (And Let Me Off)" | 7 | |
| "Lonely Island Pearl" | 18 | ||
| 1959 | "Sailor Man" | 16 | |
| 1962 | "Slow Poison" | 17 | |
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References
- [ Johnnie & Jack biography] at Allmusic
Notes
References
- (1992). "[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music". [[Guinness Publishing]].
- Whitburn, Joel. (2004). "The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition". Record Research.
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