Jack Anglin

Who was Jack Anglin?

Jack Anglin was an American country music singer best known as a member of The Anglin Brothers, and later Johnnie & Jack with Johnnie Wright.

Anglin was born on a farm near Columbia, Tennessee. He worked at a local hosiery mill and became acquainted with his future wife, Louise; and through her, her brother, Johnnie Wright. At the time Wright, his wife Murial and Louise were regulars on WSIX-AM as Johnnie Wright And The Harmony Girls.

Anglin married Louise Wells in 1933 when he was 17 & she was 16.They had an end to the 30 year marriage on March 8, 1963. He was the father of 4 children:

Jackie Anglin

March 4, 1934 in Columbia, Tennessee

March 8, 1963 in Madison, Tennessee.

Sandy Anglin

March 12, 1936 in Nashville, Tennessee

John Anglin

December 3, 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee

March 8, 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee

Janet Anglin

February 3, 1942 in Manhattan, New York.

The two men became friends; and when the Anglin Brothers disbanded in 1939, Anglin joined Wright as Johnnie Wright And The Happy Roving Cowboys with Jack Anglin. In 1940, they became Johnnie & Jack, who enjoyed success as a vocal duo until Anglin's death in 1963. The duo became members of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1940s. Driving alone to attend a memorial service for Patsy Cline not far from his home, he rounded a bend in Madison, Tennessee at a high speed and died in the ensuing crash.