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Leon Jerry "Jack" Guthrie, born November 13, 1915 in Olive, Oklahoma, was an American singer. He moved to California in the mid-1930s and began his music career performing on radio shows such as The Oke & Woody Show with his cousin, Woody Guthrie. In 1945, Guthrie's rewritten version of "Oklahoma Hills" reached Number 1 on the charts for 19 weeks. During this time, he was stationed in the Pacific Theater with the U.S. Army. After his service, he continued to write and record songs. Guthrie passed away on January 15, 1948 in Livermore, California due to tuberculosis.