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    • Mar 8, 1940
    Patsy Smithson is born in Jackson, Tennessee. She achieves success as a songwriter during her marriage to Ed Bruce, penning Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson's "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys," Tanya Tucker's "Texas (When I Die)" and Bruce's "Ever, Never Lovin' You"
    Oct 2, 1964
    Ed Bruce marries Patsy Ann Smithson in Memphis. The couple later writes "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"
    Nov 1, 1978
    MCA releases Tanya Tucker's "Texas (When I Die)," written by Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce and Bobby Borchers
    Jun 19, 1982
    Nashville's Patsy Bruce holds tryouts to find replacements for Tom Wopat and John Schneider on "The Dukes Of Hazzard"
    Nov 22, 1986
    One month after their 22nd wedding anniversary, Ed and Patsy Bruce are separated. The couple co-wrote "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"
    Jul 27, 1987
    Ed Bruce files for divorce from his wife/manager Patsy Bruce in Williamson County, Tennessee, charging her with "cruel and inhuman treatment." The two co-wrote "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"
    May 16, 2021
    Songwriter Patsy Bruce dies. She co-wrote numerous songs with former husband Ed Bruce, including Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson's "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" and Tanya Tucker's "Texas (When I Die)"
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