American country music and pop singer (1937–2014)
Musical artist
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] [ 3] 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.[ 4] The song reached No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart and sold over one million copies globally,[ 5] 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 the sister of country music singer Janie Black.
Black was married to actor and director Mark Shipley. Together they had six children; Eric, Laurel, Angela, Jared, Josh and Tannie Shipley.
After her marriage to Shipley, Black married guitarist and songwriter Billy Strange . She died on October 23, 2014, two days before her 76th birthday.[ 6]
Discography
Albums
Singles
See also
References
^ a b Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London, UK: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 121 . ISBN 0-214-20512-6 .
^ Jeanne Black Biography , Allmusic.com
^ Jeanne Black live with Speedy West steel guitar , Cliffie Stone's Hometown Jamboree, 1957
^ Billboard Singles , Allmusic.com
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 59. ISBN 1-904994-10-5 .
^ "Gloria "Jeanne" Black Shipley" . heraldextra.com. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014 .
^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010 . Record Research, Inc. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8 .
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