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Feb 10, 1957
"Little House On The Prairie" author Laura Ingalls Wilder dies in Mansfield, Missouri, following a battle with diabetes. She's referenced in 2005 in the lyrics of Jason Aldean's first hit, "Hicktown"
Mar 24, 1957
Singer/songwriter Carson Robison dies in Pleasant Valley, New York. A recording artist for four decades, he wrote many of his songs from the national events of the day. His hits included "Hitler's Last Letter To Hirohito" and "Life Gits Tee-Jus Don't It"
Apr 24, 1957
Harry McClintock dies in San Francisco. The mountain singer was responsible for the early recording classic "The Big Rock Candy Mountains"
Apr 25, 1957
The reverend Andy Jenkins dies. A member of The Jenkins Family--one of the first country acts to appear on the radio--he wrote Jimmie Rodgers' 1928 release "Ben Dewberry's Final Run"
Dec 26, 1957
Jimmie Osborne commits suicide with a .32-caliber pistol following a spat with his wife at his trailer home in Louisville, Kentucky. The singer/songwriter had three hits, the biggest coming with a topical single, "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus"
Mar 28, 1958
W.C. Handy dies in New York City. Acknowledged as the Father of the Blues, he's mentioned in the lyrics of the Lonestar country hit "Walking In Memphis." Handy is inducted in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983
Jun 3, 1958
Songwriter Georges Boulanger dies in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His song "My Prayer" was a 1956 pop hit for The Platters and will become a Top 15 country single for Narvel Felts in 1976
Jul 5, 1958
Harry Warner dies in Hollywood, California. With three siblings, he created Warner Bros. Pictures, a major film company that would also start a record label, which plays a hand in the careers of Randy Travis, Faith Hill and Emmylou Harris, among others
Jul 18, 1958
Bud Hobbs dies of a heart attack at age 38 in Bakersfield, California. The leader of a dance band, The Trailer Herders, he earned three country hits during the prior decade
Aug 14, 1958
Elvis Presley's mother, Gladys Presley, dies in Memphis after a bout with hepatitis
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