Jack Guthrie

Jack Guthrie
Birth nameLeon Jerry Guthrie
Also known asOke (to friends)
Born(1915-11-13)November 13, 1915
Olive, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJanuary 15, 1948(1948-01-15) (aged 32)
Livermore, California, U.S.
GenresWestern swing
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1940s

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]

  1. ^ Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits, p. 146.
  2. ^ Logsdon, Guy, "Guthrie, Leon Jerry "Jack" (1915–1948) Archived August 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived May 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (accessed May 26, 2010).