April 19, 2007 — Grammy Award-winning producer Glen Sutton died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack at the age of 69, The Tennessean reports.
Glenn may be best remembered for producing Lynn Anderson's "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden." With Billy Sherrill, he wrote David Houston's Grammy-winning "Almost Persuaded," in 1966. The song was also recorded by George Jones, Don Gibson, Freddy Fender, Merle Haggard and Tammy Wynette.
He wrote or co-wrote other key country hits, such as Tammy's "I Don,t Want To Play House," Jerry Lee Lewis' "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)" and "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad," another hit for Tammy.
Along Music Row, Glenn was known for a sense of humor that helped him write songs, entertain his friends and keep recording sessions loose and friendly. When he wasn't writing songs for others, he spent time finding material and producing artists for Epic Records, where he served as an associate producer. In addition to his work with Lynn Anderson, his wife of nine years, he produced Tommy Cash, Bob Luman and others.
As a producer, Glenn is credited for being one of the leaders of what was termed the "Countrypolitan" sound because of his sophisticated productions. He was elected to the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in Nashville in 1999.
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