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    • Oct 12, 1970
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts its first 20 members. The inaugural list includes Ted Daffan, Johnny Bond, Floyd Tillman, Stuart Hamblen, Cindy Walker, Merle Travis, Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart, Bob Wills, Fred Rose, Hank Williams, A.P. Carter and Jimmie Rodgers
    Oct 1, 1972
    Della Daffan dies in Houston. She was the mother of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Ted Daffan
    Dec 20, 1972
    Carroll Eugene Daffan dies in Houston. His survivors include a son, country singer/songwriter Ted Daffan
    Sep 2, 1992
    Ted Daffan's "Born To Lose" ranks #92 as Country America magazine lists the Top 100 Country Songs Of All-Time
    Oct 6, 1996
    Singer/songwriter Ted Daffan dies from cancer in Houston, Texas. His recording legacy includes such 1940s classics as "Born To Lose," "No Letter Today" and "Headin' Down The Wrong Highway"
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Two songs written by Ted Daffan make the list: Daffan's own "Born To Lose" and Cliff Bruner's "Truck Driver's Blues"
    Sep 17, 2019
    A recording by Ted Daffan's Texans, "Blue Steel Blues," is used in episode three of the PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
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