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    • Nov 14, 1957
    Songwriter Gretchen Peters is born in Bronxville, New York. She writes Faith Hill's "The Secret Of Life," Martina McBride's "Independence Day," Patty Loveless' "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" and Pam Tillis' "Let That Pony Run"
    Dec 25, 1988
    A pipe bursts in songwriter Gretchen Peters' Nashville apartment, forcing a plumber to make repairs at 3 a.m. He stays for coffee cake with Peters and her four roommates, and she uses the cracked pipe as a future Christmas tree decoration
    Sep 6, 1995
    Brooks & Dunn and Kris Kristofferson play the final Harlan Howard Birthday Bash in Nashville, along with Rodney Crowell and songwriters Gretchen Peters and Pat Alger
    Oct 4, 1995
    Songwriter Gretchen Peters wins Song of the Year, for the Martina McBride hit "Independence Day," during the 29th annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House
    Jun 4, 1996
    Imprint releases singer/songwriter Gretchen Peters' album "The Secret Of Life." The title track becomes a country hit when it's remade by Faith Hill
    Aug 18, 1996
    K.T. Oslin and gospel singer BeBe Winans host a $100-a-ticket 48th birthday tribute for Tipper Gore, wife of vice president Al Gore, at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The benefit also features Sawyer Brown, John Hiatt and songwriter Gretchen Peters
    Dec 19, 2002
    Nashville songwriter Gretchen Peters gets a Golden Globe nomination for her song "Here I Am," from "Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron." Her country hits include "The Secret Of Life," "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" and "Independence Day"
    Oct 2, 2008
    Martina McBride's "Independence Day" is used to introduce vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin at a St. Louis speech. Songwriter Gretchen Peters, suggesting Palin policies contradict the song's spirit, vows to donate royalties from the song during the election cycle to Planned Parenthood
    Mar 23, 2010
    Rodney Crowell, Mike Reid, Gretchen Peters and Peter Cooper play a Stars Go Blue For Cancer benefit at the Loveless Barn in Nashville
    Oct 1, 2012
    "Fishin' In The Dark" songwriter Jim Photoglo joins Janis Ian, Gretchen Peters, Walter Egan and Don Henry in a Voices United concert, designed to celebrate the separation of church and state, at Nashville's Belcourt Theatre
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