p, 1900-1966 US
Songwriter of Pop and Jazz
Francis Craig (September 10, 1900 – November 19, 1966) was an American songwriter and leader of a Nashville dance band. His works included "Dynamite" and "Near You". He was also a disc jockey at radio station WSM (AM) in Nashville, Tennessee.Craig was born in Dickson, Tennessee, United States, and educated at Vanderbilt University, Nashville. "Dynamite!" now the official fight song of Vanderbilt University, was written by Craig in 1922, when Craig was an undergraduate student. It is played mainly at football games, basketball games, and at other Commodore sports events.
Francis Craig And His Orchestra |
Francis Craig And His Orchestra Pop and Jazz |