Francis Craig

Musical Artist

1900 –

71

Who is Francis Craig?

Francis Craig was a songwriter and leader of a Nashville dance band. His works included "Dynamite" and "Near You".

"Dynamite!" now the official fight song of Vanderbilt University, was written by Craig in 1922, when Craig was an undergraduate student at the University. It is played mainly at football games, basketball games, and at other Commodore sports events.

His own recording of "Near You" was released by Bullet Records as catalog number 1001. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on August 30, 1947, and lasted 21 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. It held the number one spot for 12 straight weeks. Various recordings by other persons have followed.

Other works included "Beg Your Pardon" with Beasley Smith.

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Born
1900
Dickson
Education
  • Vanderbilt University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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