Country Singer Vern Gosdin Dies

Gosdin's song "Chiseled in Stone" was voted 1989 Song of the Year by the Country Music Association.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG-TV
Published: April 29, 2009

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Singer Vern Gosdin, who recorded country
music hits like the award-winning "Chiseled in Stone" during a
30-year career, has died. He was 74.
Michael Illobre, funeral director at Mount Olivet Funeral Home
in Nashville, says Gosdin was under hospice care and died late
Tuesday at an area hospital.
The singer's administrative assistant, Dawn Hall, told The
Tennessean that he suffered a stroke a few weeks ago.
"Chiseled in Stone" was voted 1989 song of the year by the
Country Music Association."
His other hits include "Set 'em Up Joe," "I Can Tell by the
Way You Dance," "I'm Still Crazy," "That Just About Does It,"
"Who You Gonna Blame It on This Time," "Way Down Deep," "Dream
of Me" and "Yesterday's Gone," a duet with Emmylou Harris.

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