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    • Dec 24, 1929
    Frenchy "Stoney" Edwards is born in Seminole, Oklahoma. The African-American singer/songwriter's "Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 9, 1972
    Stoney Edwards records "She's My Rock" at Columbia Studio B on Music Row in Nashville. The song becomes a hit three years later for Brenda Lee and again in 1984 for George Jones
    Jun 7, 1973
    Stoney Edwards records "Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul" in the afternoon at Nashville's Music City Recorders. It's judged one of the 500 greatest country singles in history in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jan 19, 1974
    Loretta Lynn performs "Love Is The Foundation" on "Hee Haw," hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark. The episode also features Kenny Starr, Jerry Clower and Stoney Edwards, who sings "Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul"
    Apr 5, 1997
    Frenchy "Stoney" Edwards dies. The African-American singer/songwriter had only minor success during the 1970s, but one of his singles, "Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul," is ranked among country's 500 greatest in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation issues "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." African-Americans Stoney Edwards ("Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul") and O.B. McClinton ("Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You") both appear
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