#Interestingly After leaving the Army in 1962, Bob Luman moved to Nashville… and locks in: Grand Ole Opry member by 1965, touring constantly and building a country career that didn’t depend on one crossover smash hit. #BobLuman #GlennSutton #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Oh Jeez! I forgot about Glenn Sutton! He was married to Lynn Anderson and produced her Joe South-penned #1 country crossover “Rose Garden,” which earned her US #OneHitWonder honors in 1970. #LynnAnderson #GlennSutton #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote David Houston earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1966 when his Glenn Sutton/Billy Sherrill-penned #1 country crossover hit “Almost Persuaded” spent 8 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #24. #DavidHouston #AlmostPersuaded #GlennSutton #BillySherrill #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory David Houston earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his Glenn Sutton/Billy Sherrill-penned #1 country crossover hit “Almost Persuaded” spent 8 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #24. #DavidHouston #AlmostPersuaded #GlennSutton #BillySherrill #OneHitWondered
Glenn Sutton
Billy Sherrill
#QuickSidenote Glenn Sutton & Billy Sherrill won the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Song for “Almost Persuaded,” by David Houston… The story of a man tempted to stray in a barroom… who, in the end, walks away. #GlennSutton #BillySherrill #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Lynn Anderson married Glenn Sutton in 1968. He was a top Nashville songwriter/producer and became her producer at Columbia. Personal/professional overlap is never easy, and their marriage ended in divorce in 1977. #LynnAnderson #GlennSutton #OneHitWondered
Billy Sherrill
Glenn Sutton
#Interestingly “Almost Persuaded” was written by Billy Sherrill (who also produced) & Glenn Sutton. The story of a man tempted to stray in a barroom… who, in the end, walks away. The songwriters won the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Song. #BillySherrill #GlennSutton #OneHitWondered
Billy Sherrill
Glenn Sutton
#Interestingly “Almost Persuaded” was written by Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton. It told the story of a man tempted to stray in a barroom… but who, in the end, walks away. The songwriters won the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Song. #BillySherrill #GlennSutton #OneHitWondered
