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  • Mar 29, 1924
    Jimmy Work is born in Akron, Ohio. He writes Red Foley's "Tennessee Border" and Kitty Wells' "Makin' Believe," later remade by Emmylou Harris
    Oct 4, 1941
    Songwriter Jimmy Work marries Ruth Coltharp. He authors Red Foley's "Tennessee Border" and "Making Believe," associated with Kitty Wells and with Emmylou Harris
    Dec 22, 2018
    Songwriter Jimmy Work dies at his home in Dukedom, Tennessee, near the Kentucky border. He authored Red Foley's "Tennessee Border," plus "Makin' Believe," a hit for Kitty Wells in 1955 and for Emmylou Harris in 1977

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