Glenn Sutton
Encyclopedia
Glenn Sutton was a country music
songwriter and producer. Born Royce Glenn Sutton in Hodge, Louisiana
, he was one of two chief architects of the countrypolitan sound (the other being Sutton's frequent songwriting partner Billy Sherrill
).
Sutton wrote or co-wrote many of Tammy Wynette
's early hits including, "You're Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad", "Take Me to Your World"(which would be the last song Tammy ever sang in concert before her death in 1998), "I Don't Wanna Play House", "The Ways to Love a Man", "Kids Say the Darndest Things" and "Bedtime Story". He also wrote the Jerry Lee Lewis
and Rod Stewart
recording "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
", as well as the David Houston
classic "Almost Persuaded
". Sutton won a Grammy Award
for the latter composition. "Almost Persuaded" has been covered by artists from all genres of music, including Jazz legend Etta James
.
He also sang his own hit called "The Football Card" which nearly made the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sutton is also well-known for his personal and professional association with Lynn Anderson
, his wife from 1968 to 1977. He produced many of her hit recordings, including her signature song "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden". The album, by the same name as the single, reached number one in 16 countries around the globe and was the biggest selling album by a female country artist from 1971 until 1997. Sutton received a RIAA Platinum Award for producing "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden". Although he did not write "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden", he did write several of Anderson's number one records.
He was awarded numerous BMI
and ASCAP Awards for his hit compositions. Artists who have recorded Glenn Sutton penned songs, reads like a "who's who" in the recording industry. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
in 1999.
Sutton died in Nashville, Tennessee
on April 17, 2007, of a heart attack.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
songwriter and producer. Born Royce Glenn Sutton in Hodge, Louisiana
Hodge, Louisiana
Hodge is a village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 492 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, he was one of two chief architects of the countrypolitan sound (the other being Sutton's frequent songwriting partner Billy Sherrill
Billy Sherrill
Billy Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
).
Sutton wrote or co-wrote many of Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette
Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
's early hits including, "You're Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad", "Take Me to Your World"(which would be the last song Tammy ever sang in concert before her death in 1998), "I Don't Wanna Play House", "The Ways to Love a Man", "Kids Say the Darndest Things" and "Bedtime Story". He also wrote the Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...
and Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
recording "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
"What's Made Milwaukee Famous " is the title of a song written by Glenn Sutton. The song's title is a reference to Schlitz beer's slogan.In 1968, Jerry Lee Lewis released his version as a single...
", as well as the David Houston
David Houston (singer)
Charles David Houston was an American country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s through the early 1970s.-Biography:...
classic "Almost Persuaded
Almost Persuaded
"Almost Persuaded" is a song written by Glenn Sutton and Muscle Shoals songwriter Billy Sherrill and first recorded by David Houston in 1966. It is not to be confused with the Christian hymn of the same name....
". Sutton won a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for the latter composition. "Almost Persuaded" has been covered by artists from all genres of music, including Jazz legend Etta James
Etta James
Etta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
.
He also sang his own hit called "The Football Card" which nearly made the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sutton is also well-known for his personal and professional association with Lynn Anderson
Lynn Anderson
Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...
, his wife from 1968 to 1977. He produced many of her hit recordings, including her signature song "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden". The album, by the same name as the single, reached number one in 16 countries around the globe and was the biggest selling album by a female country artist from 1971 until 1997. Sutton received a RIAA Platinum Award for producing "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden". Although he did not write "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden", he did write several of Anderson's number one records.
He was awarded numerous BMI
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
and ASCAP Awards for his hit compositions. Artists who have recorded Glenn Sutton penned songs, reads like a "who's who" in the recording industry. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. A non-profit organization, its objective is to honor and preserve the songwriting legacy that is uniquely associated with music community in the city of...
in 1999.
Sutton died in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
on April 17, 2007, of a heart attack.
External links
- Bio at Nashville Songwriters Foundation
- Photos of Glenn's posted on Flickr.com. Many are pictures of Glenn, while others seem to be photos he took.