John Kilzer
American rock singer (1957-2019)
John Turner Kilzer (January 7, 1957 – March 12, 2019) was an American rock singer and songwriter. Most notably, he is known for the 1988 Mainstream Rock hit "Red Blue Jeans".
Life and career
Kilzer was born in Jackson, Tennessee. He had some success as a basketball player at Memphis State University, now the University of Memphis. In 1987, Kilzer signed to Geffen Records and recorded the studio album Memory in the Making. In 1988, the album charted on the Billboard 200 reaching No. 110. Kilzer wrote all the songs except "Red Blue Jeans", co-written with Richard Ford. The tracks "Red Blue Jeans" and "Green, Yellow and Red" taken from the album, charted in 1988 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks (No. 12 and No.
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