Jeanne Black

Jeanne Black
Birth name Gloria Jeanne Black
Born (1937-10-25)October 25, 1937
Pomona, California, U.S.
Died October 23, 2014(2014-10-23) (aged 76)
Orem, Utah, U.S.
Genres Rock and roll, country, pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1956 – late 1960s
Labels Capitol Records

Gloria Jeanne Black (October 25, 1937 – October 23, 2014) was an American country music singer.

Life and career

Gloria Jeanne Black was born on October 25, 1937,[1] in Pomona, California.

She first gained wide exposure singing on Cliffie Stone's television program Hometown Jamboree, from 1956 to 1959.[2] Following this, she sang in Nevada, on the Las Vegas Strip and in Tahoe. She signed with Capitol Records in 1960 and released the single "He'll Have to Stay" later that year. The song, which was an answer record to Jim Reeves's hit "He'll Have to Go", was a hit in the US. The song peaked at No. 11 on the R&B Singles chart, No. 6 on the Country chart, and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3] The song reached No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart and sold over one million copies globally,[4] earning gold disc status.[1] Black was unable to repeat the success of the single, and is sometimes regarded as a "one-hit wonder."

Personal life

Black was married to the guitarist and songwriter Billy Strange. She died on October 23, 2014, two days before her 77th birthday.[5] She was the sister of country music singer Janie Black.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Label
1960 A Little Bit Lonely Capitol

Singles

Year Single Chart Positions Album
US
[6]		 US Country US R&B
1960 "He'll Have to Stay" 4 6 11 A Little Bit Lonely
"Lisa" 43 — —
"Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" 63 — — Single only

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London, UK: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 121. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  2. ↑ Biography, Allmusic.com
  3. ↑ Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com
  4. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 59. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ↑ "Gloria "Jeanne" Black Shipley". heraldextra.com. November 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 86. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.
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