Craig, Francis, 1900-1966
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Craig, Francis, 1900-1966
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Craig, Francis
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Craig, Francis, Lieutenant-General
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Francis Craig was born in Dickson, Tenn., and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1922. He was a pianist and bandleader who co-wrote (with Kermit Goell) and recorded the song "Near You," which was extremely popular and sold heavily on record and in sheet music form. He also worked as a disc jockey on the Nashville, Tenn., radio station WSM.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/31599760
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no97029902
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/no97029902
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1441454
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Big band music
Big bands
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Disc jockeys
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Americans
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Tennessee--Nashville
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United States
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