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    • Sep 8, 1927
    Songwriter Harlan Howard is born in Detroit. Added to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997, his long list of credits includes Patsy Cline's "I Fall To Pieces," The Judds' "Why Not Me" and Buck Owens' "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail"
    Jan 30, 1956
    Wynn Stewart holds his first Capitol session, recording the Harlan Howard song "You Took Her Off My Hands (Now Please Take Her Off My Mind)." A Ray Price version of the title becomes a hit six years later
    Apr 10, 1957
    Songwriter Harlan Howard meets Lula Grace Johnson through mutual friend Wynn Stewart in Los Angeles. The two marry one month later, and she goes on to become country singer Jan Howard
    May 11, 1957
    Songwriter Harlan Howard marries Lula Grace Smith, who later comes to fame as Grand Ole Opry star Jan Howard, in Las Vegas. Among the witnesses: Wynn Stewart
    Jan 1, 1959
    Ray Price founds the Pamper Music publishing company with Hal Smith and Claude Caviness. It develops songwriters Hank Cochran, Willie Nelson and Harlan Howard, yielding such titles as "Make The World Go Away," "Crazy" and "I Fall To Pieces"
    Nov 11, 1959
    Freddie Hart records the Harlan Howard composition "The Key's In The Mailbox." The song emerges as a hit for Tony Booth more than a dozen years later
    Jun 6, 1960
    Songwriter Harlan Howard arrives in Nashville with wife Jan Howard, after moving from Los Angeles. She becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He writes hits for Buck Owens, The Judds, Reba McEntire and others
    Oct 1, 1960
    After several years of renting, Harlan and Jan Howard move into their first house in Nashville, thanks to the royalties from his songwriting, including the hits "Heartaches By The Number" and "Above And Beyond"
    Dec 25, 1960
    Merry Christmas! On their first yuletide in the first house they have owned, Harlan Howard gives his wife, Jan Howard, a poodle
    May 3, 1961
    Songwriter Harlan Howard records the original version of "She Called Me Baby." The song becomes a hit for Charlie Rich in 1974
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