Background
Overstreet, Tommy was born on September 10, 1937 in Oklahoma City. Son of Thomas Cary and Dorothy Helen (Smith) Overstreet.
Overstreet, Tommy was born on September 10, 1937 in Oklahoma City. Son of Thomas Cary and Dorothy Helen (Smith) Overstreet.
Student, Hardin-Simmons University, 1956. Student, University Texas, 1957.
Often known simply as "T.O." by fans and radio disc jockeys, Overstreet had five top five hit singles in the Billboard country charts and 11 top 10 singles. His popularity peaked in the 1970s. He lived in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Austin was a singing star of the 1920s and 1930s.
Overstreet"s musical career started when he was 17, singing on country and western star Slim Willet"s television show in Abilene. In the late 1950s, Overstreet started a group called "The Shadows."
He first recorded at Norman Petty"s studio in Clovis, New Mexico, along with Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs.
In 1960, Overstreet recorded in New York City at Roulette Records, with Doc Severinsen on trumpet, Sam "The Manitoba" Taylor on saxophone and the Ray Charles Singers singing backup. In 1967, Overstreet was hired to manage Dot Records in Nashville, Tennessee.
In 1970, he decided to pursue a recording career, quickly establishing himself as a country hit maker that very year with a top five hit, "Gwen (Congratulations)", which peaked at Number.
5 on the Billboard country music chart. Overstreet made frequent guest appearances on the television variety show Hee Haw. His highest charting Billboard hit was 1972"s "Ann (Don"t Go Runnin")", which went to Number.
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His other top-20 hits were "I Don"t Know You Anymore" (#5 in 1971), "Heaven is My Woman"s Love" (#3 in 1972), "Send Maine Number Roses" (#7 in 1973). "I"ll Never Break These Chains" (#7 in 1973), "(Jeannie Marie) You Were a Lady" (#7 in 1974), "If I Mission You Again Tonight" (#8 in 1974), "I"m a Believer" (#9 in 1975), "That"s When My Woman Begins" (#6 in 1975), "If Love was a Bottle of Wine" (#11 in 1976), "Don"t Go City Girl on Maine" (#5 in 1977), "Yes, Ma"am" (#12 in 1978, and "Fadin" In, Fadin" Out" (#11 in 1978). Overstreet died at his home in Oregon on November 2, 2015.
He had been suffering from a variety of undisclosed ailments in recent years.
Served as private United States Army, 1959-1960. Member American Federation of television and Radio Artists.
Married Nancy Koch, May 29, 1959 (divorced October 1983). 1 child, Elizabeth Nan. Married Diane Lynn Elverud, December 7, 1984.
1 child, Amber Anne.