Fred Stobaugh

Fred Stobaugh (born August 22, 1917) is a retired driver from Peoria, Illinois. A documentary video about the making of the song Oh Sweet Lorraine, based on a text that Stobaugh wrote for his wife of 72 years, became a viral video in September 2013. The song based on his text subsequently entered the Billboard Hot 100 as well as other international charts.

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