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Sep 14, 1814
Francis Scott Key writes "The Star-Spangled Banner" after seeing the British military attack Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. It becomes a standard feature of sports events the following century, performed by Trisha Yearwood, LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride and Brad Paisley, among many others
Nov 24, 1934
Songwriter Bob Fletcher mails his original lyrics and melody for "Don't Fence Me In" to Cole Porter, who re-writes the melody and changes the lyrics. The song becomes a country hit for Gene Autry more than 10 years later
Jan 7, 1935
Six weeks after songwriter Bob Fletcher sent his original version of "Don't Fence Me In" to Cole Porter, Porter mails an altered version of the tune back to Fletcher for his approval. It becomes a country hit 10 years later for Gene Autry
Nov 12, 1938
Francis Craig writes the Vanderbilt fight song, "Dynamite," three days before a football game against Tennessee. Craig goes on to write the 1947 pop hit "Near You," which becomes a country hit in 1977 for George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Feb 23, 1940
Woody Guthrie writes "This Land Is Your Land" at Hanover House, a New York City hotel at the corner of 43rd Street and 6th Avenue, using the melody of The Carter Family's "When The World's On Fire"
Aug 7, 1945
The morning after the U.S. bombed Hiroshima, Japan, Charlotte disc jockey Fred Kirby writes "Atomic Power," a future Top 10 hit for The Buchanan Brothers
Aug 7, 1946
With a recording session scheduled for the next day, Merle Travis writes "Sixteen Tons," drawing on a letter from his brother, coal miner John Travis, for the hook: "You load 16 tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt"
Jan 26, 1947
Hank Williams writes "I Saw The Light"
Mar 26, 1947
Tex Williams and Merle Travis write "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)," one day before Williams records it. The song becomes Capitol Records' first million-seller
Sep 26, 1947
While spending six months in a Roswell, New Mexico, jail for statutory rape, Lefty Frizzell writes "I Love You A Thousand Ways" for his wife, Alice
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