1. Janet Greene was an American singer who became noteworthy in the 1960s as a performer of politically right-wing folk songs, and was promoted as the "Anti-Joan Baez".
11 Facts About Janet Greene
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Janet Greene performed from the age of nine, and in her teens studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.
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Janet Greene adopted the stage name Janet Greene, and was recruited by television station WCPO to take the role of Cinderella in a popular children's show, The Uncle Al Show presented by Al Lewis.
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Janet Greene continued with her singing career, and moved to Columbus, where she created her own Cinderella show on WTVN, and appeared in local productions with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
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Janet Greene sang at the Barry Goldwater election rally held at Knott's Berry Farm on May 30,1964, sharing the stage with John Wayne and Ronald Reagan.
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Janet Greene was appointed musical director of the CACC and sang at their meetings and rallies.
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The organization promoted her as the right's answer to Joan Baez, though Janet Greene herself saw a Baez concert and described her as "a wonderful artist".
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In 1966, Janet Greene recorded eight of her songs at a studio owned and operated by Del Kacher, and the songs were released as singles on the Chantico label owned by Schwarz.
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Nieto died in 1984, but Janet Greene continued to perform occasionally in nightclubs thereafter.
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Janet Greene returned to live in Ohio in the late 1990s.
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Janet Greene died in Klamath Falls, Oregon, in 2021 at the age of 90.