Effective period / Period of releases: 1976 - 1983

American country music entertainer and songwriter.
Born February 28, 1944, Dorton, Kentucky, USA.
Died May 10, 2014 (age 70 years).
Uncle of guitarist/singer Sonny Tackett.
He charted three times as a songwriter ion the U.S. country charts, including once as a singer. His top song was "Down in the Quarter" by Tommy Overstreet, which hit #41 in 1980. That same year Tackett charted with "Would You Know", which he wrote and sung--it hit #95.