Background
A Methodist minister"s son, Craig was born in Dickson, Tennessee, United States.
A Methodist minister"s son, Craig was born in Dickson, Tennessee, United States.
He studied mathematics and political science 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. lieutenant is played mainly at football games, basketball games, and at other Commodore sports events. While he was at Vanderbilt, Craig formed an orchestra, the Vanderbilt Jazz Band.
When the university"s chancellor told Craig he would have to change the name of the group, disband it, or leave Vanderbilt, he dropped out and changed the orchestra"s name.
Craig had three stints on We Shield Millions radio in Nashville, Tennessee. His Francis Craig Orchestra played on the station in 1926-1928 and again in 1935-1939.
He returned to the station in 1947 to work as a disc jockey on the program Featured by Francis Craig. He also worked on World's Greatest Newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, in 1940.
Craig died aged 66 in November 1966, in Sewanee, Tennessee.