John D. Loudermilk (born March 31, 1934 in Durham, North Carolina) is an American singer and songwriter. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... City nickname: City of Medicine Location Government Country State County United States North Carolina Durham County Mayor Bill Bell Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 94. ...

Loudermilk grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army faith and was influenced by the church singing. As a boy, he learned to play the guitar and while still in his teens, wrote a poem that he set to music. Owners of the local television station where he worked as a handyman, allowed him to play it on air resulting in country musician, George Hamilton IV putting it on record. After Eddie Cochran had his first hit record with Loudermilk's tune, "Sittin' In The Balcony", his career path in music was firmly set. The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian evangelical denomination and, consequently, a charity and social services organisation, with international headquarters at 101 Queen Victoria Street London, England. ... The acoustic archtop guitar used in Jazz features steel strings The guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... George Hamilton IV is an American country musician, known across the world for singles like Before This Day Ends and Abilene. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, only later switching to pop-country, then folk music. ... Eddie Cochran (October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an early American rockabilly musician and an important influence on popular music during the 1960s. ...

Loudermilk recorded some of his songs under his own name and the stage name, "Johnny Dee," but it was as a songwriter that he made his mark. Working out of the country music capital of America Nashville, Tennessee, John D. Loudermilk became one of the most productive songwriters of the 1960s and 70s penning country and pop music hits for the likes of the Everly Brothers, Johnny Tillotson, Chet Atkins, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Johnny Cash, Marianne Faithfull, Stonewall Jackson and others. A stage name, or a screen name for movie stars, is a pseudonym used by performers and actors. ... The Nashville skyline Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... Country music, formerly called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, spirituals, and the blues. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Don (born February 1, 1937 in Brownie, a small coal-mining town (now defunct) near Central City, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky) and Phil Everly (born January 18, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) are country-influenced rock and roll performers who had their greatest success in the 1950s. ... Johnny Tillotson Johnny Tillotson (born April 20, 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida; raised in Palatka, Florida) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Chet Atkins Chester Burton Chet Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001) was an influential country guitarist and record producer in country music. ... Paul Revere & the Raiders is an American rock band that saw enormous mainstream success in the 1960s, best-known for hits like Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) (1971), Steppin Out, Kicks, Let Me (1969) and Hungry (1966). ... Johnny Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was a vastly influential American country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter. ... Marianne Faithfull on the cover of her album A Secret Life Marianne Faithfull is a notable British singer and actress whose career spans over four decades. ... Stonewall Jackson For the 1960s country music artist, see Stonewall Jackson (musician); for the submarine, see USS Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634). ...

John D. Loudermilk was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1976. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc. ...

Some of his most notable compositions are:

• "Tobacco Road"
• "Waterloo"
• "Ebony Eyes"
• "Indian Reservation"
• "This Little Bird"
• "Talk Back Trembling Lips"
• "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
• "Turn Me On"

External links

• John D Loudermilk bio and songs
• John D. Loudermilk Lyrics