Fred Stobaugh was born on August 22, 1917 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was married to Lorraine B. Dinquel. He died on November 23, 2016 in Peoria, Illinois, USA.
Wrote the song, "Sweet Lorraine", for his late wife.
In 2013, retired truck driver Fred Stobaugh became the oldest songwriter to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 when his song "Oh Sweet Lorraine', about his recently deceased wife, charted at no. 42.