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    • Jul 24, 1936
    Songwriter Max D. Barnes is born in Hardscratch, Iowa. His credits include "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes," by George Jones; "Don't Take It Away," by Conway Twitty; "Look At Us," by Vince Gill; and "Chiseled In Stone," by Vern Gosdin
    Nov 1, 1953
    Songwriter Max D. Barnes marries Patsy. Barnes' credits include Vern Gosdin's "Chiseled In Stone," Conway Twitty's "Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night" and George Jones' "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes"
    Oct 25, 1962
    Songwriter Max Troy Barnes is born in Omaha, the son of songwriter Max D. Barnes. The younger writer's credits include Collin Raye's "Love, Me," Randy Travis' "Before You Kill Us All" and Vern Gosdin's "Way Down Deep," co-written with his father
    May 1, 1973
    Songwriter Max D. Barnes moves to Nashville. His credits eventually include Vern Gosdin's "Chiseled In Stone," George Jones' "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes," Pam Tillis' "Don't Tell Me What To Do" and Vince Gill's "Look At Us"
    Apr 10, 1975
    Max D. Barnes' 18-year-old son, Dwayne, is killed when he's hit by a car while walking alongside Interstate 29 in Kansas City, Missouri; his death eventually inspires "Chiseled In Stone"
    Oct 9, 1989
    Vern Gosdin and Max D. Barnes take Song of the Year during the 23rd annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House for writing "Chiseled In Stone"
    Sep 27, 1992
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame adds Max D. Barnes, who authored "Chiseled In Stone" and "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes"; and Wayland Holyfield, who penned "Could I Have This Dance" and "You're My Best Friend"
    Sep 30, 1992
    Max D. Barnes joins co-writer Vince Gill in winning Song of the Year, for "Look At Us," during the 26th annual Country Music Association awards, co-hosted by Gill and Reba McEntire at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House
    May 7, 1993
    CBS tapes "A Day In The Life Of Country Music," featuring numerous events that all occur the same day: Brooks & Dunn go racing at the Nashville Motor Speedway, Merle Haggard and Max D. Barnes co-write a song and Lyle Lovett gets a haircut
    Jan 11, 2004
    Songwriter Max D. Barnes dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital of complications from pneumonia. He wrote Conway Twitty's "Don't Take It Away," Vern Gosdin's "Chiseled In Stone" and George Jones' "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes," among others
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