Tompall Glaser

Thomas Paul "Tompall" Glaser (September 3, 1933 – August 12, 2013) was an American outlaw country music artist.[1][2][3] He recorded as a solo artist and with his brothers Chuck and Jim in the trio Tompall & the Glaser Brothers.

Tompall Glaser
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Glaser in 1977
Background information
Birth nameThomas Paul Glaser
Born(1933-09-03)September 3, 1933
Spalding, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedAugust 12, 2013(2013-08-12) (aged 79)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1950s–2013
LabelsMGM/Curb, ABC, Dot/MCA, Bear Family, Clint Miller
Associated actsTompall & the Glaser Brothers

Glaser's highest-charting solo single was Shel Silverstein's "Put Another Log on the Fire", which peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles.

Glaser died August 13, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee, aged 79, after a long illness.[4]

References

  1. Wolff, Kurt. "Tompall Glaser biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  2. Obituary
  3. "Thomas Paul "Tompall" Glaser (1933-2013) - Find A". Find a Grave.
  4. Associated Press. "Tompall Glaser, an original Nashville outlaw, dies". Retrieved August 13, 2013.