Jack Guthrie

Jack Guthrie
Also known asOke (to friends)
Born
Leon Jerry Guthrie

(1915-11-13)November 13, 1915
Olive, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJanuary 15, 1948(1948-01-15) (aged 32)
Livermore, California, U.S.
GenresWestern swing
OccupationsSinger, songwriter
Years active1940s

Leon Jerry "Jack" Guthrie (November 13, 1915 – January 15, 1948) was an American songwriter and performer whose rewritten version of the Woody Guthrie song "Oklahoma Hills" was a hit in 1945. The two musicians were cousins.

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