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    • Sep 23, 1975
    Songwriter Ron Peterson files suit in Nashville against Conway Twitty, charging that he--not Twitty--wrote the hit "Touch The Hand"
    Sep 30, 1975
    Chris Lucas is born in Baltimore, Maryland. He's one-half of LoCash, which earns its first hit in 2015, building a string that includes "I Love This Life," "I Know Somebody" and "One Big Country Song." Lucas also co-writes Tim McGraw's "Truck Yeah" and Keith Urban's "You Gonna Fly"
    Oct 12, 1975
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Marty Robbins ("El Paso"), Bill Anderson ("City Lights"), Marijohn Wilkin ("The Long Black Veil"), Danny Dill ("Detroit City"), Eddie Miller ("Thanks A Lot") and Wayne Walker ("Leavin' On Your Mind")
    Oct 13, 1975
    Presenter Charlie Rich lights fire to the envelope as John Denver wins Entertainer of the Year in the ninth annual Country Music Association awards at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Denver also takes Song of the Year with "Back Home Again"
    Dec 24, 1975
    Merry Christmas from Nashville: Director James Szalapski captures songwriters Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell and Townes Van Zant on tape in a Nashville kitchen for his documentary "Heartworn Highways"
    Jan 1, 1976
    Songwriter Dallas Frazier decides to retire from the music industry and go into the ministry. He leaves behind an impressive trail of titles, including "There Goes My Everything," "What's Your Mama's Name," "If My Heart Had Windows" and "Elvira"
    Jan 20, 1976
    Songwriter Raymond Hall is paroled from Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas, after serving 48 years on charges of manslaughter and killing a prison guard. Hall co-wrote the Jimmie Rodgers hit "Moonlight And Skies"
    Jan 22, 1976
    Pop songwriter Edgar Leslie dies in New York City. Later in the year, his song "Among My Souvenirs" is revived by Marty Robbins as a country hit
    Feb 28, 1976
    Chips Moman and Larry Butler win Best Country Song, as writers of the B.J. Thomas hit "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song," during the 18th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
    Mar 16, 1976
    Songwriter Arthur Gunter dies in Port Huron, Michigan. He authored one of Elvis Presley's earliest hits, "Baby, Let's Play House"



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