CURLY PUTMAN

1993 Inductee
Lifework Award for Non-Performing Achievement

	Born on a mountain named for his family in Princeton, Al.,
Curly Putman has placed the family name in even more auspicious
places.

	As one of the most successful Nashville songwriters, Putman
struggled for years before starting at the top. Working as a
shoe salesman, he supported his family while trying to break
into the music industry. He finally signed with Tree Publishing
Company. His first major recording, "Green, Green Grass of Home"
has been recorded by over 400 artists in every major language in
the world. The most successful version was recorded by Tom Jones
and sold between 10 and 12 million copies worldwide.

	He has followed that initial success with many more. His song
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" was named the "Song of the Year"
twice by the Country Music Association. He has earned a total of
36 BMI awards for other songs like "My Elusive Dreams",
"D-I-V-O-R-C-E", "It Don't Feel Like Sinnin' To Me" and "It's A
Cheatin' Situation".

	He has been selected as a member of the Nashville Songwriters
Association International Songwriter Hall of Fame, and has had a
ball field in his hometown of Princeton named after him.

Chart Songs as a Songwriter

Song Title	Recording Artist	Chart*	Year
Baby I'll Be Coming Back For More	T.G. Sheppard	1	1980
Blood Red And Going Down	Tanya Tucker	1	1973
D-I-V-O-R-C-E	Tammy Wynette	1	1968
Do You Want To Go To Heaven	T.G. Sheppard	1	1980
He Stopped Loving Her Today	George Jones	1	1980
My Elusive Dreams	David Houston & Tammy Wynette	1	1967
War Is Hell On The Homefront Too	T.G. Sheppard	1	1982
I Meant Every Word He Said	Richy Van Shelton	2	1990
I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way	T. Grahm Brown	3	1986
It Don't Feel Like Sinnin' To Me	Kendalls	2	1978
It's A Cheating Situation	Moe Bandy	2	1979
My Elusive Dreams	Charlie Rich	3	1975
Green Green Grass Of Home	Porter Waggoner	4	1965
Just For You	Ferlin Husky	4	1968
When Can We Do This Again	T.G. Sheppard	5	1978
Song Title	Recording Artist	Chart*	Year
Made For Lovin' You	Doug Stone	6	1993
Smooth Sailing	T.G. Sheppard	6	1980
Baby You're Something	John Conlee	7	1980
I Think I Know	Marion Worth	7	1960
My Elusive Dreams	Bobby Vinton	7	1970
Older The Violin The Sweeter The Music	Hank Thompson	8	1974
Let's Keep It That Way	Mac Davis	10	1980
Little Black Book	Jimmy Dean	10	1962
Whisper	Lacy J. Dalton	10	1981
You Can't Have Your Kate And Edith Too	Statler Brothers	10	1967
Thank God She's Mine	Freddie Hart	11	1977
Easy Look	Charlie Rich	12	1977
Green, Green Grass Of Home	Tom Jones	12	1967
Hopelessly Yours	Lee Greenwood & Suzi Bogguss	12	1991
What I Had With You	John Conlee	12	1981
Ballad of Two Brothers	Autry Inman	14	1968
Our House Is Not A Home	Lynn Anderson	18	1969
If You Think I Love You Now (I've Just Started)	Jody Miller	19	1971
Legend And The Man	Conway Twitty	19	1985
High And Dry	Joe Sun	20	1978
Sleep Baby Sleep	Connie Hall	20	1961
When You're Hot You're Hot	Porter Waggoner	21	1969
Right Back Loving You Again	Del Reeves	22	1970
Dumb Blond	Dolly Parton	24	1967
Ballad Of A Hillbilly Singer	Freddy Weller	26	1972
I Promised You The World	Ferlin Husky	26	1968
Song Title	Recording Artist	Chart*	Year
I Turn To You	George Jones	26	1987
The Bird	George Jones	26	1988
In Another Minute	Jim Glaser	27	1985
Unbelievable Love	Jim Ed Brown	29	1973
Green, Green Grass of Home	Skitch Henderson	30	1968
As Long As The Winds Blow	Johnny Barrell	30	1966
While I Was Making Love To You	Susie Allanson	31	1980
Pleasure's All Mine	Dave & Sugar	32	1981
Smooth Sailing	Jim Weatherly	32	1979
Three Six Packs Two Arms And A Jukebox	Johnny Sea	32	1968
Prison Song	Curly Putman	33	1967
Private	Del Reeves	33	1967
Make Mine Night Time	Bill Anderson	35	1980
That See Me Later Look	Bonnie Guitar	36	1969
Let's Keep It That Way	Juice Newton	37	1979
You Always Look You Best	George Jones	37	1976

*Chart position is based on Billboard Magazine Pop, Country, R&B & A/C Charts. Other music industry charts may have shown higher chart positions.

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CURLY PUTMAN

1993 InducteeLifework Award for Non-Performing Achievement

Chart Songs as a Songwriter

1993 Inductee
Lifework Award for Non-Performing Achievement