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    • Dec 7, 1932
    Singer/songwriter Hugh X. Lewis is born in Yeaddiss, Kentucky. He writes Stonewall Jackson's "B.J. The D.J." and appears in such films as "Forty-Acre Feud," "Gold Guitar" and "Cottonpickin' Chicken-Pluckers"
    Sep 8, 1965
    The movie "Forty-Acre Feud" opens in Nashville. The cast includes: Bill Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Skeeter Davis, Roy Drusky, Ferlin Husky, George Jones, Minnie Pearl, Ray Price, Del Reeves, Hugh X. Lewis and guitarist Eddie Hill
    Aug 10, 1966
    The movie "The Gold Guitar" opens in Atlanta. The picture features a bevy of country stars, including Bill Anderson, Bill Carlisle, Skeeter Davis, Roy Drusky, Margie Bowes, Del Reeves, Hugh X. Lewis, Charlie Louvin, Eddie Hill and Don Barber
    Oct 28, 1982
    Viking Press publishes "You're So Cold I'm Turnin' Blue: Martha Hume's Guide To The Greatest In Country Music." Named after a song by Hugh X. Lewis, it offers plenty of trivia on the likes of Roger Miller, Ray Price and Willie Nelson
    May 10, 2006
    Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen signs a bill in Nashville honoring songwriter Hugh X. Lewis as the state's poet laureate of Christian country music. His mainstream country credits include Stonewall Jackson's "B.J. The D.J." and Lynn Anderson's "He'd Still Love Me"
    Feb 25, 2007
    Lance Lewis dies following a six-year battle with cancer. He's the son of songwriter Hugh X. Lewis, best known for the Stonewall Jackson hit "B.J. The D.J."
    Dec 30, 2020
    Songwriter Hugh X. Lewis dies of COVID-19 in Nashville. He authored Stonewall Jackson's #1 country hit "B.J. The D.J.," plus hits by Carl Smith and Lynn Anderson
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