Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. (November 20, 1930 – October 30, 2016) 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 Cas…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- United States
- Born
- November 20th, 1930
- Died
- October 30th, 2016
- Labels
- ABC Records