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Jack Greene is one of those stars who came up the hard way ... through the ranks. And he stays up there the hard way, too ... through hard, tedious work. For Greene, the way up started at a little radio station in his East Tennessee hometown of Maryville. He was 14 years old. He played guitar, bass and sang on a radio program with Clyde Grubbs and the "Tennessee Valley Boys." The trip ended up on stage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. He played drums and sang with the Ernest Tubb Texas Troubadour band.
     Ink on his Decca Records contract had barely dried before Jack Greene bore down on the business of being a star. He exploded into an almost unheard of streak and that left a trial of nine straight No. 1 hit albums. It does count the No. 1 hit duet Jack recorded for Decca with Jeannie Seely. It does include the three Grammy Award nominations three years running. And those nine blockbuster hits that Jack Greene dropped on America, for openers, also count the powerhouse performance of " There Goes My everything" that left the 1967 Country Music Awards show in shambles in the wake of the Jack Greene sweep. Country Music history books hold the box score: four CMA Awards, four  Billboard Magazine No. 2 Record Trophies, three national magazine Most Promising Male Vocalist Awards, and a Grammy Nomination.
     Once Jack Green established his place at the top, he really got serious about his craft. The hit records, the awards, and all the glory is not what makes Jack run. The brass ring that Jack chases, if there is such a thing, is being the very best performer that Jack Greene has in his power to be.
     Jack tells everyone that the idea for the Jack Greene stage show excitement originated with Jeannie Seely. The petite blonde showstopper says the idea sort of grew between the two of them. No matter where the show came from, it has propelled the two of them into wild, exciting brand of success that entertainers dreamed of when they were kids.
     Jack & Jeannie put together a show that flows like an electric current. Everyone moves, but as a unit. And it cooks! Jack takes a turn. Jeannie is right there with her song. Right on her heels comes one of the "Green Giant" bandsmen with a solo. Music rolls right on top of the final note as the cast wheels into a hard driving instrumental.
     Jack Greene keeps the show fresh and original, the hard way. Days off from the rugged road schedule and frequent recoding studio dates find Jack on a scouting mission ... out somewhere maybe two or three hundred miles from home base, just to watch other entertainers ply their trade.
     Jack Greene, the guy who came up the hard way has got that special magic that no one can put a finger to. A special magic that stars are made of. Greene continued to record sporadically in the 2000s including the duet "You Have Won My Heart" and "Stetson Cowboy" with Santana Maria. However, it failed to chart. Greene recorded his final studio album Precious Memories, Treasured Friends in 2010. An album of duets, it featured fellow Country stars like Lorrie Morgan and George Jones. In failing health, Greene retired from performing in 2011. He died on March 14, 2013 from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 83 in Nashville, Tennessee.