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    • Jan 23, 1926
    Songwriter Casey Anderson is born in Osnabronk, North Dakota. A founding member of the Nashville Songwriters Association International, he co-writes Merle Haggard's "The Fugitive" with his wife, Liz Anderson. Daughter Lynn Anderson becomes a significant country singer
    Mar 13, 1930
    Singer/songwriter Liz Anderson is born in Roseau, Minnesota. The mother of Lynn Anderson, she writes two of Merle Haggard's first hits: "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" and "The Fugitive"
    May 26, 1946
    Liz and Casey Anderson marry. The couple writes Merle Haggard's "The Fugitive" and has a daughter, country star Lynn Anderson. Liz also writes Haggard's "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" and nets two mid-'60s hits as a recording artist
    Sep 26, 1947
    Lynn Anderson is born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The daughter of songwriters Liz and Casey Anderson, she achieves more than 15 hit singles from 1967-1983 with the million-selling "Rose Garden" emerging as her signature song
    Jul 19, 1960
    A Pony Express centennial ride begins in Sacramento and St. Joseph, Missouri. The event's theme song is penned by future country songwriter Liz Anderson
    Aug 31, 1966
    Bobby Bare records "The Game Of Triangles" with Norma Jean and Liz Anderson
    Dec 6, 1967
    Forty songwriters attend the inaugural meeting of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. They include Kris Kristofferson, Marijohn Wilkin, Eddie Miller, Boudleaux and Felice Bryant and Liz and Casey Anderson
    May 11, 1968
    Lynn Anderson and her mom, Liz Anderson, appear during a Mother's Day-themed edition of "The Lawrence Welk Show" on ABC-TV. The episode includes a performance of "Blue Skies"
    Mar 10, 1971
    Tommy Cash and Liz Anderson perform for president Richard Nixon during a National Prayer Day Breakfast at the White House in Washington, D.C.
    Oct 27, 2011
    "The Fugitive" songwriter Liz Anderson enters Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville
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