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Vern Gosdin was a country singer from Woodland, Alabama, known as "The Voice." He topped the chart with "Set 'Em Up Joe" and "I'm Still Crazy," and "Chiseled in Stone," which he co-wrote with Max D. Barnes, was the 1989 CMA Song of the Year. He passed away on April 28, 2009.

Born
August 5, 1934
Hometown
Woodland, Alabama
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Inducted 2017

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