Gloria Jeanne Black (October 25, 1937 – October 23, 2014) was an American

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singer.

Life and career

Gloria Jeanne Black was born on October 25, 1937, in

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. She first gained wide exposure singing on Cliffie Stone's television program '' Hometown Jamboree'', from 1956 to 1959. Following this, she sang in

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, on the Las Vegas Strip and in Tahoe. She signed with

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in 1960 and released the single " He'll Have to Stay" later that year. The song, which was an answer record to Jim Reeves's hit " He'll Have to Go", was a hit in the US. The song peaked at No. 11 on the R&B Singles chart, No. 6 on the

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chart, and No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The song reached No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart and sold over one million copies globally, earning gold disc status. Black was unable to repeat the success of the single, and is sometimes regarded as a " one-hit wonder."

Personal life

Black was the sister of country music singer Janie Black. Black was married to actor and director Mark Shipley. Together they had six children; Eric, Laurel, Angela, Jared, Josh and Tannie Shipley. After her marriage to Shipley, Black married guitarist and songwriter Billy Strange. She died on October 23, 2014, two days before her 76th birthday.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References