Country Artist Curly Putman

Putman penned his first hit, “Green, Green Grass of Home” sung by Porter Wagoner in 1964 when working in Nashville plugging songs for Tree Records. The song went on to be covered by Roger Miller, Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Don Williams, Johnny Paycheck, Burl Ives, Johnny Darrell, Gram Parsons, Joan Baez, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Roberto Leal, Dean Martin, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Bobby Bare, Joe Tex, Nana Mouskouri, Charley Pride and Tom Jones.