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  • Jul 4, 1933
    Songwriter Baker Knight is born in Birmingham, Alabama. Among his credits: Rick Nelson's "Lonesome Town," Elvis Presley's "The Wonder Of You," Dave Dudley's "Cowboy Boots" and Mickey Gilley's "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time"
    Feb 17, 1969
    "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time" songwriter Baker Knight has a daughter, actress Tuesday Knight, born on a Monday
    Feb 17, 1977
    Songwriter Baker Knight's "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time" takes Song of the Year from the Academy of Country Music at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on a night when Mickey Gilley, who recorded it, walks off with five trophies
    Oct 12, 2005
    Songwriter Baker Knight dies at his home in Birmingham, Alabama. His credits include Elvis Presley's "The Wonder Of You," Dave & Sugar's "I'm Gonna Love You" and Mickey Gilley's "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time"

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