Jack Barlow (May 18, 1924 – July 29, 2011) was an American

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singer and songwriter. He recorded on

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during the 1960s and 1970s, charting seven times on

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. Barlow first worked as a disc jockey before moving to

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. His first single was "I Love Country", which reached number 21 on ''

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'' in 1965. Barlow later moved to

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, then to Dot Records, charting on ''

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'' for the first time in 1968 with "Baby, Ain't That Love". His highest chart entry came in late 1971 to early 1972, when he took "

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" to number 26. This was followed by a recording of "

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", from the 1969

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film '' Paint Your Wagon''. Then in the mid 1970s Jack recorded a series of radio and TV commercials for Big Red chewing gum by Wrigley’s. Barlow's last charting release was "The Man on Page 602", credited to Zoot Fenster. The song is about an image found in a 1975

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catalog, of a man modeling

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who appears to be inadvertently exposing his

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. Barlow continued to record until 2007, also singing commercial jingles and doing voice-over work. He died in mid-2011 from an undisclosed illness.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barlow, Jack 1924 births 2011 deaths American country singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters Dot Records artists People from Moline, Illinois Singer-songwriters from Illinois Country musicians from Illinois