Loudermilk, John D.

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
לאודרמילק, ג'ון ד., 1934-2016
Name (Latin)
Loudermilk, John D.
Date of birth
1934-03-31
Date of death
2016-09-21
Place of birth
Durham (N.C.)
Place of death
Christiana (Tenn.)
Field of activity
Country music
Occupation
Singers
Composers
Lyricists
Country musicians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 100911482
Wikidata: Q707201
Library of congress: n 95122750
Sources of Information
  • That'll flat... git it! Vol. 31, 2018:container (Ebe Sneezer & the Epidemics; perform "Asiatic flu" and "That's all I've got") insert (John D. Loudermilk released a novelty record under the pseudonym of Ebe Sneezer and the Epidemics; recorded for the Colonial label as Johnny Dee)
  • Language of love, 1961:label (John D. Loudermilk)
  • New York times WWW site, viewed Sept. 23, 2016(in obituary published Sept. 22: John D. Loudermilk; his middle initial did not stand for anything; b. Mar. 31, 1934, Durham, N.C.; d. Wednesday [Sept. 21, 2016], Christiana, Tenn., aged 82; country singer and prolific songwriter; made several records in a soft rockabilly style in the 1950s as Johnny Dee [no publications in LC database])

Wikipedia description:

John Dee Loudermilk Jr. (March 31, 1934 – September 21, 2016) was an American singer and songwriter. Although he had his own recording career during the 1950s and 1960s, he was primarily known as a songwriter. His best-known songs include "Indian Reservation", a 1968 hit for UK singer Don Fardon and a U.S. No. 1 hit in 1971 for The Raiders. He wrote "Ebony Eyes", a 1961 U.K. No. 1 and U.S. No. 8 for the Everly Brothers; "Tobacco Road", a 1964 Top 20 hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. for the Nashville Teens; "This Little Bird", a U.K. No. 6 for Marianne Faithfull in 1965; and "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye", a U.S. Top Ten hit in 1967 for the Casinos and No. 1 country hit for Eddy Arnold the following year.

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