Ted Daffan

Theron Eugene "Ted" Daffan (September 21, 1912 – October 6, 1996) was an American country musician noted for composing the seminal "Truck Driver's Blues" and two much covered country anthems of unrequited love, "Born to Lose" and "I'm a Fool to Care".
Daffan was born in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. He lived in Texas in the 1930s, working in an instrument repair shop in Houston.
In the 1930s, Western Swing bandleader Milton Brown convinced Daffan... more