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    • Sep 17, 1936
    Songwriter Dewayne Blackwell is born in Corpus Christi, Texas. He pens Garth Brooks' "Friends In Low Places," T.G. Sheppard's "Make My Day" and David Frizzell's "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home"
    Jan 24, 1983
    Dewayne Blackwell receives Song of the Year honors from The Music City News for "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home"
    Oct 23, 2017
    The late Vern Gosdin enters the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Music City Center. Also inducted are "Friends In Low Places" author Dewayne Blackwell, "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" writer Walt Aldridge, "Chattahoochee" composer Jim McBride and "Live Like You Were Dying" writer Tim Nichols
    May 23, 2021
    Songwriter Dewayne Blackwell dies. His credits included Garth Brooks' "Friends In Low Places," T.G. Sheppard's "Make My Day," Conway Twitty's "Saturday Night Special" and David Frizzell's "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home"
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