Jack Anglin

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Jack Anglin
Jack Anglin (right) with Johnnie Wright and Governor of Tennessee Frank Clement
Background information
Birth name	Jack Anglin
Born	(1916-05-13)May 13, 1916 Columbia, Tennessee
Died	March 8, 1963(1963-03-08) (aged 46) Nashville, Tennessee
Genres	country music
Occupations	singer
Years active	1938 – 1963
Associated acts	The Anglin Brothers Johnnie & Jack

Jack Anglin (May 13, 1916 – March 8, 1963) was an American country music singer best known as a member of The Anglin Brothers, and later Johnnie & Jack with Johnnie Wright.

Anglin was born on a farm near Columbia, Tennessee. He worked at a local hosiery mill and became acquainted with his future wife, Louise; and through her, her brother, Johnnie Wright. At the time Wright, his wife Murial (Kitty Wells) and Louise were regulars on WSIX-AM as Johnnie Wright And The Harmony Girls.

Anglin married Louise Wells in 1933 when he was 17 & she was 16.They had an end to the 30 year marriage on March 8, 1963. He was the father of 4 children:

Jackie Anglin
(1934-03-04)March 4, 1934 in Columbia, Tennessee
March 8, 1963(1963-03-08) (aged 29) in Madison, Tennessee.
Sandy Anglin
(1936-03-12) March 12, 1936 in Nashville, Tennessee
John Anglin
(1937-12-03)December 3, 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee
March 8, 1963(1963-03-08) (aged 25) in Nashville, Tennessee
Janet Anglin
(1942-02-03) February 3, 1942 in Manhattan, New York.

The two men became friends; and when the Anglin Brothers disbanded in 1939, Anglin joined Wright as Johnnie Wright And The Happy Roving Cowboys with Jack Anglin. In 1940, they became Johnnie & Jack, who enjoyed success as a vocal duo until Anglin's death in 1963. The duo became members of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1940s.^[1] Driving alone to attend a memorial service for Patsy Cline not far from his home, he rounded a bend in Madison, Tennessee at a high speed and died in the ensuing crash.

Notes

↑ "Opry Timeline - 1940s". Retrieved August 27, 2013.

References

Gordon Polatnick. "Fuller Up Dead Musician Directory". Archived from the original on 2009-10-24. Retrieved August 27, 2013.

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Persondata
Name	Jack Anglin
Alternative names
Short description	singer, best known as as member of The Anglin Brothers, and Johnnie and Jack. He died in a car crash on the way to Patsy Cline's funeral
Date of birth	May 13, 1916
Place of birth
Date of death	March 8, 1963
Place of death

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