Jim Glaser
James William Glaser, known as Jim Glaser, was an influential American country music artist born on December 16, 1937, in Spalding, Nebraska. He passed away on April 6, 2019, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. As a high tenor singer, Jim was part of the renowned group Tompall & The Glaser Brothers alongside his siblings Chuck and Tompall Glaser. The group gained prominence in the mid-1950s and became members of the Grand Ole Opry in 1962.
Jim Glaser's career was marked by his work as a backup vocalist for Marty Robbins and his successful solo career. He was a talented songwriter, co-writing the 1960s pop hit "Woman, Woman," which became a number-four pop hit for Gary Puckett & The Union Gap in 1967 and charted again for Glaser in 1975. As a solo artist, he recorded four studio albums and achieved several hits on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the number-one hit "You're Gettin' to Me Again" in 1984. He was recognized by the Academy of Country Music as the Best New Male Vocalist in 1984.
Throughout his career, Jim Glaser recorded for various labels, including RCA Victor, MGM/Curb, MCA/Noble Vision, and Solitaire. His contributions to country music, both as a solo artist and as part of the Glaser Brothers, were significant in the development of the genre during the late 1960s and early 1970s.