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Marijohn <I>Melson</I> Wilkin

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Marijohn Melson Wilkin

Birth
Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Death
28 Oct 2006 (aged 86)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
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Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
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Songwriter. Wilkin, with co-writer, Danny Dill, wrote 'The Long Black Veil'. She was founder of a non-profit group that advocates for songwriters, Nashville Songwriters Association, and Wilkin is credited for discovering singer Kris Kristofferson. Wilkin and Kristofferson wrote 'One Day at a Time.' She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975, and she published her autobiography, 'Lord Let Me Leave a Song' in 1978.
Songwriter. Wilkin, with co-writer, Danny Dill, wrote 'The Long Black Veil'. She was founder of a non-profit group that advocates for songwriters, Nashville Songwriters Association, and Wilkin is credited for discovering singer Kris Kristofferson. Wilkin and Kristofferson wrote 'One Day at a Time.' She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975, and she published her autobiography, 'Lord Let Me Leave a Song' in 1978.

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  • Originally Created by: GW
  • Added: Oct 30, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16380884/marijohn-wilkin: accessed ), memorial page for Marijohn Melson Wilkin (14 Jul 1920–28 Oct 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16380884, citing Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.