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Curly Putman

Curly Putman is credited on 4,463 releases across 1,301 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,463

Pressings credited

1,301

Albums

7

Decades active

472

In collections

Biography

Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. (November 20, 1930 – October 30, 2016) was an American songwriter. Born in Princeton, Alabama, his greatest success was "Green, Green Grass of Home" (1964, sung by Porter Wagoner), which was covered by Roger Miller, Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Don Williams, Johnny Paycheck, Burl Ives, Johnny Darrell, Gram Parsons, Joan Baez, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Roberto Leal, Dean Martin, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Bobby Bare, Joe Tex, Nana Mouskouri, Charley Pride, and Tom Jones. Among other songs he wrote were "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today".

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Credited work

4,463 releases · 1,301 albums · active 1960–2026

  • Performance · 4,682
  • Other credits · 111
  • Production · 7

Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville · CBS Studios, Nashville · Folsom Prison

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