Jack Guthrie | |
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Birth name | Leon Jerry Guthrie |
Also known as | Oke (to friends) |
Born | Olive, Oklahoma, U.S. | November 13, 1915
Died | January 15, 1948 Livermore, California, U.S. | (aged 32)
Genres | Western swing |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1940s |
Leon Jerry "Jack" Guthrie (November 13, 1915 – January 15, 1948) was an American songwriter and performer whose rewritten version of the Woody Guthrie song "Oklahoma Hills" was a hit in 1945.[1] The two musicians were cousins.[2]