- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Voice
- Vern Gosdin was born on August 5, 1934 in Woodland, Alabama, USA. He died on April 28, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- His song "Chiseled in Stone" won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1989.
- In addition to "Chiseled in Stone", his other hit songs included "I Can Tell by the Way You Dance", "I'm Still Crazy", and "Set 'em Up, Joe".
- He sang gospel, bluegrass, folk-rock, and country music.
- Tammy Wynette once said that, with his rich baritone voice, he was "the only other singer who can hold a candle to George Jones".
- He grew up in Alabama, where he chopped cotton and sang on a gospel music show.
- Out of everything bad, something good will come if you look hard enough - and I got 10 hits out of my last divorce. (on using his life experiences in his music)
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