Benjamin James Peters[1] (June 20, 1933 – May 25, 2005) was an American country music songwriter who wrote many #1 songs. Charley Pride recorded 68 of his songs and 6 of them went to #1 on the American country charts.[2] Peters was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980.

Ben Peters
Birth nameBenjamin James Peters
Born(1933-06-20)June 20, 1933
Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedMay 25, 2005(2005-05-25) (aged 71)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationSongwriter

Peters was briefly a recording artist himself; his only charting hit was his own composition "San Francisco is a Lonely Town", which hit #46 on the country charts in 1969.[3]

Number one compositions in America

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Other number one compositions

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Notable compositions

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Notable albums

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  • Peters had 3 songs, "The Little Town Square", "That's A No No" and "Satan Place" on the million-selling The Harper Valley P.T.A. album. This is a pop culture music album by Jeannie C. Riley released in 1968.
  • Peters had 2 songs, "Mr. Mistletoe" and "Soon It Will Be Christmas Day" on The Christmas Album. This is a holiday music album by country music singer Lynn Anderson released in 1971.
  • Peters had 1 song, "Daytime Friends" on the 4 million-selling 10 Years of Gold album. This is a collection of 10 years of Kenny Rogers hits.
  • Peters had 1 song, "Daytime Friends" on the 4 million-selling Kenny Rogers 20 Greatest Hits album.

References

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  1. ^ "Nashville Songwriters Foundation". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-09-25. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
  2. ^ "Ben Peters". Independent.co.uk. 29 May 2005.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn Presents Across the Charts: The 1960s, Joel Whitburn, 2008, p. 296
  4. ^ Billboard, January 20, 1968, p. 47