Curly Putman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Curly Putman

American songwriter and singer

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1930

Place of Birth: Princeton, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 30-Oct-2016

Profession: singer, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Claude Putman Jr.
(November 20, 1930 – October 30, 2016) professionally known as Curly Putman was an American songwriter. Born in Princeton, Alabama, his greatest success was "Green, Green Grass of Home" (1964, sung by Porter Wagoner), which was covered by Roger Miller, Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Don Williams, Johnny Paycheck, Burl Ives, Johnny Darrell, Gram Parsons, Joan Baez, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Roberto Leal, Dean Martin, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Bobby Bare, Joe Tex, Nana Mouskouri, Charley Pride and Tom Jones.