Born in Florida 86 Years Ago, the Songwriter Who Discovered Blake Shelton and Wrote Signature Hits for Tammy Wynette and George Jones

Born in Florida 86 Years Ago, the Songwriter Who Discovered Blake Shelton and Wrote Signature Hits for Tammy Wynette and George Jones

Blake Shelton performs his song at the 37th Annual CMA Awards (Photo by R. Diamond/WireImage) On this day (August 5) in 1940, Bobby Braddock was born in Lakeland, Florida. He had a brief recording career before finding success as a songwriter. He wrote and co-wrote several songs that became classics, including “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” and “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” career hits for Tammy Wynette and George Jones, respectively. Braddock is also credite…