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    • May 31, 1943
    Songwriter Wayne Carson is born in Denver. He pens Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind," Gary Stewart's "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)," Conway Twitty's "The Clown" and The Box Tops' "The Letter"
    Sep 3, 1976
    Singer/songwriter Wayne Carson records "Barstool Mountain" at Nashville's Sound Stage. The song becomes a Moe Bandy hit three years later
    Mar 21, 1977
    Singer/songwriter Wayne Carson records "One Of A Kind" at the Quadraphonic Studio in Nashville, three years before Moe Bandy finds success with the song
    Oct 11, 1982
    "Always On My Mind" plays big during the 16th CMA awards at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, winning Single of the Year for Willie Nelson and Song of the Year for songwriters Mark James, Wayne Carson and Johnny Christopher
    Feb 23, 1983
    "Always On My Mind" wins three times during the 25th annual Grammy awards in Los Angeles. Songwriters Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher and Mark James receive Song of the Year and Best Country Song; and Willie Nelson collects Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
    Oct 10, 1983
    "Always On My Mind" earns Song of the Year honors for songwriters Mark James, Johnny Christopher and Wayne Carson for a second straight year during the 17th annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House
    Sep 21, 1997
    Hank Thompson, Roger Cook ("I Believe In You") and Wayne Carson ("Always On My Mind") are inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame during ceremonies at Loews Vanderbilt Plaza
    Jul 20, 2015
    Songwriter Wayne Carson dies in Nashville. A 1997 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he penned Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind," Gary Stewart's "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)," Conway Twitty's "The Clown" and The Box Tops' "The Letter," among others
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