Ben Peters

Songwriter Ben Peters reigned among the most successful Nashville tunesmiths of the country-pop era, winning the Grammy for Best Country Song with 1972's "Kiss an Angel Good Morning." Born June 20, 1937, in rural Hollandale, MS, Peters' formative years were spent picking cotton, and after discovering an old saxophone in his grandfather's attic he taught himself to play, ultimately running away to New Orleans in pursuit of a career in music. He joined his first band at age 14, later serving a four-year stint in the U.S. Navy after graduating from the University of Southern Miss...