Mary Jean Shurtz

American songwriter, writer and poet. Born June 17, 1906 in Byesville, Ohio. Died July 20, 1964 in Coshocton County, Ohio. She was one of the earliest journalists in country music history. She wrote poems that were read on these radio shows and some were put to music and recorded. As a songwriter, she composed some well known country classics such as:There Stands the Glasss (written with Russ Hull and A. Greisham and recorded by Webb Pierce), Down In Nashville Tennessee (written with Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart and Chaw Mank and recorded by Cowboy Copas), The Highest Bidder (written with Hank Snow and Boudleaux Bryant and recorded by Hank Snow), and Broken Candy Heart (written with Cliff Rodgers and recorded by George Morgan.