Background
Gloria Jeanne Black was born on October 25, 1937, in Pomona, California.
Gloria Jeanne Black was born on October 25, 1937, in Pomona, California.
She first gained wide exposure singing on Cliffie Stone"s television program Hometown Jamboree, from 1956 to 1959. Following this, she sang in Nevada, on the Las Vegas Strip and in Tahoe. She signed with Capitol Records in 1960 and released the single "He"ll Have to Stay" later that year.
The song, which was an answer record to Jim Reeves"s hit "He"ll Have to Go", was a hit in the United States. The song peaked at Number.
11 on the Rhythm & Blues chart, Number. 6 on the Country chart, and Number.
4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song reached Number. 41 in the United Kingdom Chart and sold over one million copies globally, earning gold disc status.
Black was unable to repeat the success of the single, and is sometimes regarded as a "one-hit wonder.".