Johnnie & Jack

Johnnie & Jack
Johnnie (right) and Jack (left) with Kitty Wells (center)≥≤
Background information
Origin	Tennessee, USA
Genres	Country
Years active	1938–1963
Labels	RCA Victor
Associated acts	Ruby Wells
Past members	Jack Anglin Johnnie Wright

Johnnie & Jack were an American country music duo composed of Johnnie Wright (1914–2011) and Jack Anglin (1916–1963). The duo became members of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1940s.^[1] Between 1951 and 1962, the duo released several singles on the RCA Victor Records label, including their version of "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite" which peaked at No. 4 on the Best Seller charts,^[2] and the No. 1 "(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely".

Following Anglin's death in a car accident in 1963, Wright became a solo artist, topping the country charts in 1965 with "Hello Vietnam".

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Label
1957	The Tennessee Mountain Boys	RCA Victor
1959	Hits by Johnnie & Jack
1962	Smiles and Tears	Decca

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		US Country
1951	"Poison Love"	4
	"Cryin' Heart Blues"	5
1952	"Three Ways of Knowing"	7
1954	"(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely"	1
	"Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight"	4
	"Honey, I Need You"	15
	"Beware of 'It'"	9
	"Kiss-Crazy Baby"	7
1955	"No One Dear but You"	14
	"S.O.S."	15
1956	"I Want to Be Loved" (with Ruby Wells)	13
1958	"Stop the World (And Let Me Off)"	7
	"Lonely Island Pearl"	18
1959	"Sailor Man"	16
1962	"Slow Poison"	17

References

• Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 210–211. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
• Johnnie & Jack biography at Allmusic

Notes

1. "Opry Timeline - 1940s". Retrieved July 10, 2012.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 177.