Senator Lamar Alexander on Sunday mourned the passing of songwriter Curly Putman.
He said, “In a city of great songwriters, Curly Putman was one of the finest. ‘Green, Green Grass of Home’ was just one of his memorable hits. He wrote a ballad for my campaign for governor in 1978, ‘If the Right Man Was There,’ for which I will be forever grateful.
"Curly was a great friend, and I will miss him.”