Jack Anglin

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Jack Anglin
Birth name	Jack Anglin
Born	May 13, 1916(1916-05-13)
Origin	Columbia, Tennessee, USA
Died	May 8, 1963 (aged 46)
Genre(s)	country music
Occupation(s)	singer
Years active	1938 – 1963
Associated acts	The Anglin Brothers Johnnie and Jack

Jack Anglin (May 13, 1916 – March 8, 1963) was an American musician, best known as as member of The Anglin Brothers, and Johnnie and 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. 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 and Jack, who enjoyed success as a vocal duo until Anglin's death in 1963. 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.

[edit] References

• Gordon Polatnick. "Fuller Up Dead Musician Directory". http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/7219/carcrash.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-27. 

[edit] External links

• Jack Anglin at Find a Grave

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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