Kris Kristofferson, who co-wrote a major gospel hit with Marijohn Wilkin On this day (July 14) in 1920, Marijohn Melson was born in Kemp, Texas. History remembers her best as Marijohn Wilkin, the “Den Mother of Music Row.” While she was a touring musician and recording artist, she is best remembered as a songwriter. Moreover, she helped some of country music’s foremost songsmiths launch their careers in Nashville. Among those who established the…
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