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Aug 21, 2021

Singer/songwriter Don Everly dies at his home in Nashville. He co-founded The Everly Brothers, establishing a seminal harmony sound in pop music behind their first hits, "Bye Bye Love" and "Wake Up Little Susie," earning induction in both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame

Aug 24, 2021

Drummer Charlie Watts dies in London. A founding member of The Rolling Stones, he played on "Honky Tonk Women," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Aug 25, 2021

Songwriter Kim Tribble dies. He authored Collin Raye's "I Can Still Feel You," Montgomery Gentry's "One In Every Crowd," Doug Stone's "Addicted To A Dollar" and Mindy McCready's "Guys Do It All The Time"

Aug 26, 2021

Drummer Kenny Malone dies with COVID-19 in Nashville. His hit list included Dolly Parton's "Jolene," Don Williams' "I Believe In You," Barbara Mandrell's "Sleeping Single In A Double Bed," Crystal Gayle's "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" and Ray Charles & Willie Nelson's "Seven Spanish Angels"

Sep 12, 2021

Fiddler Don Maddox dies in Ashland, Oregon. He was a member of the family group The Maddox Brothers & Rose, who rose to prominence in the 1940s and '50s, billed as "the most colorful hillbilly band in America"

Dec 4, 2021

Stonewall Jackson dies in Nashville with dementia. A longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry, he compiled nearly 20 country hits from 1958-1971, including "Waterloo," "Don't Be Angry," "B.J. The D.J." and "Life To Go"

Jan 11, 2022

Producer Jerry Crutchfield dies. He directed hits by Tanya Tucker, Lee Greenwood, Tracy Byrd and Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band

Jan 14, 2022

Songwriter Dallas Frazier dies. A 1976 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he composed George Jones' "If My Heart Had Windows," Jack Greene's "There Goes My Everything," Emmylou Harris' "Beneath Still Waters" and The Oak Ridge Boys' "Elvira"

Jan 15, 2022

Broadcaster Ralph Emery dies at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. He earned fame as an overnight disc jockey for Nashville's WSM before becoming a TV figure, peaking with his daily TNN show, "Nashville Now." He joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007

Jan 21, 2022

Songwriter Chick Rains dies in Oklahoma. He authored Reba McEntire's "Somebody Should Leave," Wade Hayes' "Old Enough To Know Better," Johnny Lee's "One In A Million" and Mickey Gilley's "A Headache Tomorrow (Or A Heartache Tonight)"

The Ultimate Country Music Database

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