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    • Jun 20, 1937
    Songwriter Ben Peters is born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. On his way to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he writes such hits as Kenny Rogers' "Daytime Friends," Charley Pride's "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'," Freddy Fender's "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" and Eddy Arnold's "Turn The World Around"
    Oct 2, 1970
    Bill Anderson marries his second wife, Becky Stegall Davis. The event inspires Ben Peters to write "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'." Though the song is intended for Anderson, it becomes a hit for Charley Pride
    Mar 3, 1973
    Songwriter Ben Peters wins Best Country Song, for "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'," during the 15th annual Grammy awards at the Tennessee Theater in Nashville. The album it came from, "Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs," earns Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
    Oct 12, 1980
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter ("Goodnight Irene"), Mickey Newbury ("Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings"), Ben Peters ("Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'") and Ray Stevens ("Everything Is Beautiful")
    Sep 25, 1982
    Louise Mandrell and R.C. Bannon appear on "Hee Haw" along with songwriter Ben Peters and Charlie Walker, who performs "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down"
    Apr 1, 2000
    Elvis Presley, Jimmie Rodgers and Tammy Wynette are among the first 27 inductees in the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. Also added: Jimmy Buffett, B.B. King, Sam Cooke, James Blackwood and songwriters Ben Peters and Elsie McWilliams
    May 25, 2005
    Songwriter Ben Peters dies of complications from pneumonia at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital. He wrote Charley Pride's "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'," Kenny Rogers' "Daytime Friends" and Freddy Fender's "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"
    Nov 4, 2010
    "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'" songwriter Ben Peters is honored with a Mississippi Country Music Trail marker in Hollandale
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