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Jan 21, 2021

Randy Parton dies of cancer in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. A recording artist and longtime member of sister Dolly Parton's band, he sang background on her 1980 hit "Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You"

Jan 22, 2021

Baseball Hall of Fame member Hank Aaron dies in his sleep at home in Georgia. One of the game's greatest home run hitters, the Mobile-born slugger was referenced in Tim McGraw's 2009 country hit "Southern Voice"

Jan 23, 2021

Pop and country singer Jimmie Rodgers dies of kidney disease in Palm Desert, California, after contracting COVID-19. He scored 1950s hits with "Honeycomb," "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love." In 1967, he suffered a head injury after an encounter with Los Angeles police that remains a mystery

Jan 29, 2021

Guitarist Hilton Valentine dies in Connecticut. An original member of the British rock band The Animals, he played the guitar arpeggios on the group's 1964 classic "The House Of The Rising Sun." Dolly Parton had a country hit with a cover version of that song in 1981

Feb 3, 2021

Songwriter Jim Weatherly dies at his home in Brentwood, Tennessee. A member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, he penned country hits for Charley Pride, Bob Luman and Ray Price and nabbed several pop hits with Gladys Knight & The Pips, topped by "Midnight Train To Georgia"

Feb 7, 2021

Producer Elliot Mazer dies of a heart attack at his home in San Francisco. His credits included Neil Young's album "Harvest" and Linda Ronstadt's "Long Long Time"

Feb 8, 2021

R&B singer Mary Wilson dies at her home in Henderson, Nevada. She co-founded the Motown trio The Supremes, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. Their output included "Someday We'll Be Together," which was covered in country music by Bill Anderson & Jan Howard

Feb 9, 2021

Drummer Richie Albright dies. A longtime member of Waylon Jennings' band, he played on more than 20 of Jennings' hits, including "Good Hearted Woman," "Are You Ready For The Country" and "I Ain't Living Long Like This"

Mar 12, 2021

Scott Whitehead dies. He was formerly a member of Hometown News, a duo that earned an Academy of Country Music awards nomination in 2003

Mar 20, 2021

J.T. Gray dies in Nashville. He spent four decades as the owner of The Station Inn, a key bluegrass club in downtown Nashville that played a role in the rise of Dierks Bentley and showcased such acts as Brandy Clark, Kathy Mattea and The Time Jumpers

The Ultimate Country Music Database

RolandNote.com is a detailed country music database compiled by veteran music journalist Tom Roland that chronicles more than 60,000 events and 10,000 recordings.

Discover what happened in country music on a particular date or in a particular month, get the history of your favorite country songs or your favorite country artists.

From George Jones to George Strait, from the Carter Family to Carrie Underwood, from Johnny Cash to Jason Aldean, from Hank Williams to HARDY, from Merle Haggard to Miranda Lambert.

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