Glenn Sutton

Birth Name: Royce Glenn Sutton
Induction Year: 1999

Date of Birth: Sept. 28, 1937
Place of Birth: Hodge, LA

Date of Death: April 17, 2007
Place of Death: Nashville, TN

Former Occupations:

electric shaver repairman
insurance salesman

Education:
Grade School--Carthage High School (1947-1952)
High School--Brandon High School (graduated in 1955)

Career Milestones:

1/8/64--first songs published by Starday Music

6/20/64--signed as a staff writer to Al Gallico Music

7/20/64--moved to Nashville, TN from Jackson, MS

1966--had first #1 single, "Almost Persuaded," recorded by David Houston

spring 1977--appeared regularly on TNN's "Backstage at the Opry" with Porter Wagoner

Awards:

1966 -- Grammy\Best Country and Western Song\Almost Persuaded

1966 -- BMI Award\Song of the Year\Almost Persuaded

1966 -- Billboard Magazine\Favorite Country Single\Almost Persuaded

1968-69 -- CMA\Triple Play Award\Almost Persuaded, I Don't Wanna Play House, What's Made Milwaukee Famous

Catalog Highlights

Almost Persuaded

  • Co-writer: Billy Sherrill

  • Artists: David Houston (1966)

I Don't Wanna Play House

  • Co-writer: Billy Sherrill

  • Artists: Tammy Wynette (1967)

What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)

  • Artists: Jerry Lee Lewis (1968)

What A Man My Man Is

  • Artists: Lynn Anderson (1974)

She Still Comes Around

  • Artists: Jerry Lee Lewis (1968)

Take Me To Your World

  • Co-writer: Billy Sherrill

  • Artists: Tammy Wynette (1967)

Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad

  • Co-writer: Billy Sherrill

  • Artists: Tammy Wynette (1967)

Kids Say the Darndest Things

  • Co-writer: Billy Sherrill

  • Artists: Tammy Wynette (1973)

Living In a House Full of Love

  • Co-writer: Billy Sherrill

  • Artists: David Houston (1965)

You're My Man

  • Artists: Lynn Anderson (1971)

Kiss Away

  • Co-writer: Billy Sherrill

  • Artists: Ronnie Dove (1965)

The Football Card

  • Artists: Glenn Sutton (1977)

With One Exception

  • Co-writer: Billy Sherrill

  • Artists: David Houston (1967)

You Mean the World to Me

  • Co-writer: Billy Sherrill

  • Artists: David Houston (1967)

Comments:

Sutton has received a total of 27 BMI awards, including Producer of the Year

Received a BMI million-airs award for 1 million performances of "Almost Persuaded"

Sutton has also worked as a producer, most notably for his former wife, Lynn Anderson. His production of her hit, "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden," garnered Sutton a Platinum Album Award and a Gold Single.