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American singer-songwriter
Roger Dale Bowling (December 3, 1944 – December 26, 1982) was an American
songwriter who specialized in
country music .
[1]
Biography
Bowling was born in
Helton ,
Leslie County, Kentucky .
As a recording artist, he placed seven singles on the
Billboard country chart, all with songs he co-wrote. His highest-charting single as an artist was "Yellow Pages", which peaked at number 30 in 1981.
[2] He also performed the opening theme song "Heal It" (
Byron Hill /
Mike Reid ), and the closing credits song "Friday Night Fool" (which he wrote) for the feature film
The Exterminator (1980), on
Embassy Pictures .
He committed
suicide in
Wiley ,
Georgia , at the age of 38, after being diagnosed with
terminal
cancer a year earlier.
Work
His best-known songs include:
References
1967−1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-2000 2001-2010
"
Murder on Music Row " -
Larry Cordle , Larry Shell (2001)
"
Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) " -
Alan Jackson (2002)
"
Three Wooden Crosses " -
Doug Johnson ,
Kim Williams (2003)
"
Live Like You Were Dying " -
Tim Nichols ,
Craig Wiseman (2004)
"
Whiskey Lullaby " -
Bill Anderson ,
Jon Randall (2005)
"
Believe " -
Ronnie Dunn ,
Craig Wiseman (2006)
"
Give It Away " -
Bill Anderson ,
Buddy Cannon ,
Jamey Johnson (2007)
"
Stay " -
Jennifer Nettles (2008)
"
In Color " -
Jamey Johnson ,
Lee Thomas Miller ,
James Otto (2009)
"
The House That Built Me " -
Tom Douglas ,
Allen Shamblin (2010)
2011-2020
"
If I Die Young " -
Kimberly Perry (2011)
"
Over You " -
Miranda Lambert ,
Blake Shelton (2012)
"
I Drive Your Truck " -
Jessi Alexander , Connie Harrington,
Jimmy Yeary (2013)
"
Follow Your Arrow " -
Brandy Clark ,
Shane McAnally ,
Kacey Musgraves (2014)
"
Girl Crush " -
Hillary Lindsey ,
Lori McKenna ,
Liz Rose (2015)
"
Humble and Kind " -
Lori McKenna (2016)
"
Better Man " -
Taylor Swift (2017)
"
Broken Halos " -
Mike Henderson ,
Chris Stapleton (2018)
"
Beautiful Crazy " -
Luke Combs ,
Wyatt Durrette , Robert Williford (2019)
2021-2030
International National Artists Other