This is another example that shows that the transition from the pre-rock "easy listening" era to the rock and roll era was not seamless. This song could have easily reached the charts in 1951. Music from this era is not my thing, alas.
"He'll Have To Stay" is an answer record to Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go", which reached #1 on the CHUM chart in March 1960. The two songs were written by the same songwriting team.
Jeanne Black (1937-2014) was from Pomona, California. "He'll Have To Stay" was her first single, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the Billboard country chart and selling over a million copies. She reached the lower part of the Billboard chart with two other singles but never repeated her initial success. After her music career, she was married twice and had six children.
Created January 22, 2026.