Jerry Wallace

Jerry Wallace (December 15, 1928 – May 5, 2008) was an American country and pop singer. Between 1958 and 1964, Wallace charted nine hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the #8 "Primrose Lane." He made his debut on the country music charts in 1965, entering it thirty-five times between then and 1980. In that timespan, Wallace charted within the country Top Ten four times. His only number one song was "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry," a song which gained popularity after it was used in an episode of the 1970s TV series Night Gallery.
Wallace was born in Guilford, Missouri.

From June 1957 through June 1958 Hollywood, Calif. based Challenge Records, founded by Gene Autry, issued three discs with songs by Wallace. Half of the songs have been evaluated as being done in a style now known as rockabilly.

His better-known songs include "How the Time Flies" (1958), "Primrose Lane" (1959, written by Wayne Shanklin), "Shutters And Boards" (1963, written by American Movie actor Audie Murphy and Canadian song producer Scott Turner), "In The Misty Moonlight" (1964) and "Otoko no Sekai" (男の世界 it. "The World of the Man", English title: "The Lovers of the World"?) (1970, his biggest selling single that was released in Japan only). "Primrose Lane" was his biggest hit, reaching #8 pop and #12 R&B in the US, selling over one million copies and awarded a gold disc. After his song "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" was featured in the 1972 Night Gallery episode "The Tune in Dan's Cafe," and the song became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart that August, spending two weeks at the top of the chart, crossing to #38 pop. "How The Time Flies" was Wallace's first big hit, reaching #11 pop and #11 R&B.

In 1972, he gained nomination for the Country Music Association Award as Male Vocalist of the Year, and his song "To Get To You" gained nomination for Single of the Year.

Wallace died on May 5, 2008 in Corona, California, after suffering congestive heart failure.

Discography:

Year	Album	Label
1959	Just Jerry	Challenge
1961	There She Goes
1962	Shutters and Boards
1964	In the Misty Moonlight
1968	This One's On the House	Liberty
	Another Time, Another World
	Sweet Child of Sunshine
1972	This Is Jerry Wallace	Decca
	To Get to You
1973	Do You Know What It's Like to Be Lonesome?	MCA
	Primrose Lane / Don't Give Up On Me
1974	For Wives and Lovers
	I Wonder Whose Baby (You Are Now) / Make Hay While the Sun Shines
1975	Greatest Hits	MGM
1976	Jerry Wallace