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Infobox musical artist| name = Jerry Wallace| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| birth_date = Birth date|1928|12|15| origin = Guilford, Missouri | death_date = Death date and age|2008|05|05|1928|12|15| instrument = Vocals, guitar| genre = Country music|Country Easy listening Traditional popular music | occupation = Singing|Singer | years_active = 1951–1980| label = Allied Challenge Records (1950s)|Challenge Mercury Records|Mercury Liberty Records|Liberty Decca Records|Decca MCA Records|MCA MGM Records|MGM BMA 4 Star Door Knob| associated_acts =| website = Jerry Wallace (December 15, 1928 & ndash; May 5, 2008) was an American country music|country and pop music|pop singer. Between 1958 and 1964, Wallace charted nine hits on the Billboard Hot 100 , including the #8 "Primrose Lane." He made his debut on the country music charts in 1965, entering it thirty-five times between then and 1980. In that timespan, Wallace charted within the country Top Ten four times. His only number one song was " If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry ," a song which gained popularity after it was used in an episode of the 1970s TV series Night Gallery .
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Wallace was born in Guilford, Missouri|Guilford , Missouri .
From June 1957 through June 1958 Hollywood, Calif. based Challenge Records, founded by Gene Autry, issued three discs with songs by Wallace. Half of the songs have been evaluated as being done in a style now known as rockabilly. http://rcs-discography.com/rcs/label.php? key=211 RCS database retrieved 9.2011 http://rcs-discography.com/rcs/artist.php? key=wall3800 RCS database retrieved 9.2011
His better-known song s include "How the Time Flies" (1958), "Primrose Lane" (1959, songwriter|written by Wayne Shanklin ), "Shutters And Boards" (1963, written by American Movie actor Audie Murphy and Canadian song producer Scott Turner), "In The Misty Moonlight" (1964) and nihongo|"Otoko no Sekai"|????|it. "The World of the Man", English title: "The Lovers of the World" (1970, his biggest selling single (music)|single that was released in Japan only). "Primrose Lane" was his biggest hit, reaching #8 pop and #12 R& B in the US, selling over one million copies and awarded a music recording sales certification|gold disc .cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= 120 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6 After his song " If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry " was featured in the 1972 Night Gallery episode "The Tune in Dan's Cafe," and the song became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks|Hot Country Singles chart that August, spending two weeks at the top of the record chart|chart , crossing to #38 pop.cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=446|isbn=0-89820-177-2 "How The Time Flies" was Wallace's first big hit, reaching #11 pop and #11 R& B.
In 1972, he gained nomination for the Country Music Association Award as Male Vocalist of the Year, and his song "To Get To You" gained nomination for Single of the Year.
Wallace died on May 5, 2008 in Corona, California , after suffering congestive heart failure . http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1587133/singer-jerry-wallace-dies-in-california.jhtml Singer Jerry Wallace Dies in California, Country Music Television , May 8, 2008.
Persondata | NAME =Wallace, Jerry | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American singer | DATE OF BIRTH =December 15, 1928 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH =May 5, 2008 | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, Jerry Category:American country musicians Category:American country singers Category:Class Records artists Category:Challenge Records artists Category:Apex Records artists Category:American male singers Category:Deaths from congestive heart failure Category:People from Nodaway County, Missouri Category:People from Corona, California Category:1928 births Category:2008 deaths
