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Apr 26, 1926

Naamon Frizzell marries A.D. Cox at the First Baptist Church in Corsicana, Texas. Two years later, they become the parents of Lefty Frizzell

Mar 31, 1928

Lefty Frizzell is born in Corsicana, Texas. He influences Merle Haggard, Keith Whitley and Randy Travis through such hits as "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time," "I Love You A Thousand Ways," "The Long Black Veil" and "Always Late (With Your Kisses)" on his way to the Country Music Hall of Fame

Jul 1, 1928

Alice Harper is born in Winnsboro, Texas. As an adult, she marries Lefty Frizzell, inspiring his classic "I Love You A Thousand Ways"

Sep 26, 1941

David Frizzell is born in El Dorado, Arkansas. The younger brother of Lefty Frizzell, he adds a traditional country element to the genre in the early-1980s on his solo novelty hit "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home" and on duets with Shelly West

Sep 26, 1942

Naamon Frizzell volunteers for the Army and is stationed in Greenville, Texas. Now the oldest male in the house, his 14-year-old son, Lefty Frizzell, quits school and becomes a delivery boy for a drug store

Mar 12, 1945

Lefty Frizzell marries Alice Harper in Antlers, Oklahoma

Jul 13, 1945

The Roswell Daily Record, of New Mexico, reports that four young men pleaded guilty to charges of statutory rape. Among them is Lefty Frizzell

Aug 21, 1947

Lefty Frizzell is sentenced to jail in New Mexico for two to three years for statutory rape. Frizzell ultimately spends six months behind bars, where he writes a country hit, "I Love You A Thousand Ways"

Sep 26, 1947

While spending six months in a Roswell, New Mexico, jail for statutory rape, Lefty Frizzell writes "I Love You A Thousand Ways" for his wife, Alice

Feb 21, 1948

Lefty Frizzell ends a six-month jail sentence for statutory rape in Roswell, New Mexico. During his stay behind bars, Frizzell wrote "I Love You A Thousand Ways"

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