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    • Oct 22, 2020
    Margie Bowes dies in Tennessee. Rising through a Pet Milk talent contest, she earned a country hit in 1959 with "Poor Old Heartsick Me"
    Oct 23, 2020
    Singer/songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker dies with throat cancer. He penned The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Mr. Bojangles" and became a seminal figure in Texas' progressive country scene
    Oct 24, 2020
    Guitarist J.T. Corenflos dies after a lengthy battle with a lung disease. He played on such hits as Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats," Brooks & Dunn's "Play Something Country," Justin Moore's "You Look Like I Need A Drink" and Luke Bryan's "What Makes You Country"
    Oct 26, 2020
    Songwriter Stan Kesler dies in hospice in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He authored Elvis Presley's "I Forgot To Remember To Forget," plus hits for Jerry Lee Lewis
    Oct 28, 2020
    Billy Joe Shaver dies from a stroke in Waco, Texas. The singer/songwriter was a major influence on the outlaw movement. His writing credits included Waylon Jennings' "Honky Tonk Heroes" and John Anderson's "I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday)"
    Nov 13, 2020
    Doug Supernaw dies of cancer at his home in Texas. He earned three Top 5 singles in the 1990s, including the broken-family tale "I Don't Call Him Daddy"
    Nov 23, 2020
    Hal Ketchum dies of complications from dementia at his home in Texas. A 1994 inductee in the Grand Ole Opry, he rode a soaring voice and folk tendencies to a bundle of hits during the '90s, including "Past The Point Of Rescue," "Sure Love" and "Small Town Saturday Night"
    Dec 12, 2020
    Charley Pride dies of complications from COVID-19 in Dallas. A member of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame, he was the first black singer to become a star in the genre. His hit list included "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone," "Just Between You And Me" and his signature, "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'"
    Dec 21, 2020
    K.T. Oslin dies in an assisted-living facility in Middle Tennessee. A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, she snagged Grammy Awards, plus ACM and CMA honors behind the hits "80s Ladies," "Do Ya'," "Hold Me" and "Come Next Monday." Oslin also authored Gail Davies' "'Round The Clock Lovin'"
    Dec 25, 2020
    Bluegrass vocalist/guitarist Tony Rice dies at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina. The Grammy-winning performer worked in a series of groups and counted Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, Chris Hillman and Jerry Douglas among his former band mates



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