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  • May 26, 1934
    Dixie Deen is born in Birmingham Maternity Hospital in England. She moves in the 1960s to the United States, where she earns a country hit by writing Dave Dudley's "Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun." She marries fellow songwriter Tom T. Hall in 1968
    Nov 5, 1964
    Tom T. Hall meets "Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun" songwriter Dixie Deen at the BMI Country Songwriter Awards in Nashville. The two will marry in 1968
    Mar 19, 1968
    Tom T. Hall marries "Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun" songwriter Dixie Deen, whom he affectionately calls "Miss Dixie"
    Feb 12, 1980
    Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall host a $250-a-plate fundraiser at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, for president Jimmy Carter's re-election campaign. Guests include Johnny Cash, John Carter Cash, Hank Snow and Skeeter Davis
    Jan 16, 2015
    Tom T. Hall's wife, Dixie Hall, dies in Nashville. She wrote Dave Dudley's 1965 country hit "Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun"

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