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| Singer Jerry Wallace dies Thursday, May 8, 2008 Jerry Wallace, 79, who switched from pop to country, died Monday of congestive heart failure.
Wallace was born Dec. 15, 1928 in Guilford, Mo. and raised in Glendale, Ariz. Nicknamed "Mr. Smooth,"
Wallace was considered a pop act during the late 1950s with a pair of huge hits, before going country in the 1960s and 1970s.
Wallace began recording in 1951 and hit the pop charts in 1958 on the Challenge label with "How the Time Flies"
and the even bigger hit "Primrose Lane" a year later.
His focus became more country-oriented with "Shutters and Boards" and "In the Misty Moonlight" in 1963-64.
He switched for good in 1965 after moving to the Mercury label.
A move to Liberty in 1968 didn't work out, but in 1972, soon after he began recording for Decca,
"If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" topped the country charts (as did the LP "To Get to You").
During the next year,
"Do You Know What It's Like to Be Lonesome"
and "Don't Give Up on Me" both reached the Top Five, but Wallace only managed 1 more top 10, 1974's
"My Wife's House" (for MCA). He charted continually until
the end of the decade recording for MGM, 4 Star, BMA,
and Door Knob.
A total of 35 songs recorded by Wallace made the Billboard charts.Source :
http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1687&t=Singer_Jerry_Wallace_dies |
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