James William Glaser (December 16, 1937 – April 6, 2019) was an American

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artist. He was born in

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Biography

The brother of country singers Chuck and

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, he performed as both a solo artist and alongside his two brothers in the group

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. His early career as a backup vocalist included a long stint with singer/songwriter

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and the top 40 "Thanks a Lot for Tryin' Anyway" recorded by

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and later covered in albums by

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and

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. His biggest songwriting success was "

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" a number 4 pop hit recorded by

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in 1967, and charting again for Glaser himself in 1975. As a solo artist, Jim Glaser recorded four studio albums, and charted several singles on the

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charts, including the Number One hit " You're Gettin' to Me Again". Out of his three brothers, he was the only one to have a Number One hit. He was selected by the

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as Best New Male Vocalist in 1984. In 1979 he recorded the first version of the song "Who Were You Thinkin' Of," which he co-wrote with

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and Paul Gauvin; it was later recorded by The Texas Tornados, among others. Glaser died of a heart attack on April 6, 2019, at the age of 81.

Discography

;Studio albums

Singles

References

1937 births 2019 deaths American country guitarists American country singer-songwriters MCA Records artists People from Spalding, Nebraska Country musicians from Nebraska Singer-songwriters from Nebraska {{US-country-singer-stub