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  • Feb 4, 1918
    Songwriter Vic McAlpin is born in Gallatin, Tennessee. He pens Jack Greene's "What Locks The Door," Roy Drusky's "Another" and Eddy Arnold's "What Is Life Without Love." He sells his stake in "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" to Hank Williams for $500
    Oct 12, 1970
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts its first 20 members. The list includes: Gene Autry, Vernon Dalhart, Leon Payne, Ernest Tubb, Bob Miller, Rex Griffin and Vic McAlpin
    Jan 19, 1980
    Songwriter Vic McAlpin dies in Nashville. His credits include Jack Greene's "What Locks The Door," Eddy Arnold's "What Is Life Without Love," George Morgan's "Almost" and Roy Drusky's "Another"

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