Jim Lowe

  • Jim Lowe - Songs They Sing Behind The Green Door [Dot Records  DLP-3051] (1957)

Biography

Jim Lowe (born May 7, 1927) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1957 number-one hit record, ''The Green Door''. He also served as a disc jockey and radio host and personality, and has been considered an expert on the popular music of the 1940s and 1950s.

Born in Springfield, Missouri, Lowe graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia.

His most notable run as a disc jockey was with WNEW-AM in New York. Lowe also worked at WNBC-AM in New York where he was heard both locally and on the coast-to-coast NBC Radio weekend program Monitor.

A million-seller and gold record recipient, Lowe's 1957 hit ''Green Door'' was written by Marvin Moore and Bob Davie. The song reached No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1957. Lowe earlier wrote ''Gambler's Guitar'', a million-selling hit for Rusty Draper in 1953.

He retired in 2004 at the age of 77, and lives in Southampton, New York.

For contributions to the music industry, Lowe was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6341 Hollywood Boulevard. [Wikipedia]