John Wesley Ryles might not be a name that many modern country music fans know, but he certainly had his time at the top of the industry.

His career got off to a start in the 1960s when he was still a teenager and he ran off a string of hits through the 1980s.

Sadly, that one-time teen star has died. He was 74.

His death was first announced on social media by Tracy Pitcox , owner of Hart of Texas Records.

“At age 17, he made his debut in 1968 with the single “Kay,” a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, and the title track to his debut album for Columbia Records,” Pitcox wrote. “Ryles later recorded one album, Reconsider Me, for the Plantation label, which produced a No. 39 single in its title track. It was followed by two non-album singles, ‘Tell It Like It I

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