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May 19, 2021
Drummer Roger Hawkins dies at his home in Sheffield, Alabama. He played on pop and R&B hits by Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, Bob Seger and The Staple Singers, as well as Willie Nelson's 1974 country hit "Bloody Mary Morning"
May 22, 2021
Songwriter Glenn D. Tubb dies in Nashville. His legacy includes Henson Cargill's "Skip A Rope" and the George Jones & Tammy Wynette single "Two Story House"
May 23, 2021
Songwriter Dewayne Blackwell dies. His credits included Garth Brooks' "Friends In Low Places," T.G. Sheppard's "Make My Day," Conway Twitty's "Saturday Night Special" and David Frizzell's "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home"
May 29, 2021
B.J. Thomas dies from lung cancer at his home in Arlington, Texas. A pop singer best known for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," he had additional country hits, led by "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song," "Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love" and "New Looks From An Old Lover"
Jul 4, 2021
Rockabilly artist Sanford Clark dies at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, of COVID-19. He earned a 1956 country hit with the Dot Records single "The Fool"
Jul 10, 2021
Fiddler Byron Berline dies in Oklahoma while recovering from a stroke. A bluegrass musician who worked with Bill Monroe and The Dillards, Berline played on the Emmylou Harris hits "If I Could Only Win Your Love" and "One Of These Days"
Jul 21, 2021
R&B keyboard player Clarence McDonald dies in Las Vegas. In addition to pop hits by James Taylor, The Emotions, Al Wilson and Billy Preston, McDonald contributed piano to Linda Ronstadt's country remake of "Crazy"
Aug 4, 2021
Razzy Bailey dies at his home in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. An R&B-tinged singer, he accumulated more than a dozen Top 10 singles from 1978-1982, including "Midnight Hauler," "Friends" and "Loving Up A Storm." Bailey also authored Dickey Lee's 1976 single "9,999,999 Tears"
Aug 13, 2021
Singer/songwriter Nanci Griffith dies in Nashville. Her 1993 release "Other Rooms, Other Voices" won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album. She also wrote a pair of Top 10 country hits: Kathy Mattea's "Love At The Five & Dime" and Suzy Bogguss' "Outbound Plane"
Aug 20, 2021
Tom T. Hall dies from a self-inflicted gun shot in Tennessee. Known as The Storyteller, he built a legacy on songs with rich lyrics and unique plots, including "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" and "Harper Valley P.T.A." He was a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame
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