Who was the original singer of green green grass of home?
"Green, Green Grass of Home", written by Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. and first recorded by singer Johnny Darrell, is a country song originally made popular by Porter Wagoner in 1965, when it reached No. 4 on the country chart. That same year, it was sung by Bobby Bare and by Jerry Lee Lewis, who included it in his album "Country Songs for City Folks" (later re-issued as "All Country"). Tom Jones learned the song from Lewis' version, and in 1966, he had a worldwide No. 1 hit with it.
Who sang the first recording of Green, Green Grass of Home?
Johnny Darrell
Green, Green Grass of Home
"Green, Green Grass of Home", written by Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. and first recorded by singer Johnny Darrell, is a country song originally made popular by Porter Wagoner in 1965, when it reached No. 4 on the country chart. That same year, it was sung by Bobby Bare and by Jerry Lee Lewis, who included it in his album "Country Songs for City Folks" (later re-issued as "All Country"). Tom Jones learned the song from Lewis' version, and in 1966, he had a worldwide No. 1 hit with it.
Who was the original singer of the popular version of Green, Green Grass of Home?
Porter Wagoner
Green, Green Grass of Home
Green, Green Grass of Home
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Impressed with the song, Jones recorded and released the song in the UK in 1966 and it reached No. 1 on 1 December
Green, Green Grass of Home
His syndicated television program, The Porter Wagoner Show, aired from 1960 to 1981.
Porter Wagoner
Green, Green Grass of Home was first recorded by singer Johnny Darrell in 1965. This country song was then made popular by Porter Wagoner, host of the syndicated program The Porter Wagoner Show, the same year, when Porter's recording of the song reached number 4 on the Country chart. Then, in 1966, Tom Jones recorded and released the song in the UK, where it reached number 1 that December.