porter wagoner was the original singer of the popular version of green, green grass of home.
porter wagoner was the original singer of the popular version of green, green grass of home.
who was the original singer of the popular version of green, green grass of home?
porter wagoner
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"green, green grass of home", written by claude "curly" putman, jr. and first recorded by singer johnny darrell, is a country song originally made popular by porter wagoner in 1965, when it reached no. 4 on the country chart. that same year, it was sung by bobby bare and by jerry lee lewis, who included it his album "country songs for city folks" (later re-issued as "all country"). tom jones learned the song from lewis' version, and in 1966, he had a worldwide no. 1 hit with it. 









































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green, green grass of home
the comedy continued to be criticised due to its spin-off roots. as a spin-off of the nation's favourite sitcom, "the green green grass" was always going to have a difficult start. the series continued receive negative reviews from critics and some fans of "only fools and horses" as well.









































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bullet::::- "the green green grass" at "only fools and horses" website
the green green grass (series 2)