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Mar 5, 2023

Guitarist Gary Rossington dies. The last original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, he was a writer on "Sweet Home Alabama," ranked among country's all-time greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Mar 13, 2023

Drummer Jim Gordon dies at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville. A member of Derek & The Dominos, he played on hits by Glen Campbell, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard before schizophrenic voices led him to kill his mother. Gordon was incarcerated for the last four decades of his life

May 1, 2023

Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies in Toronto. The folk performer earns country hits as a songwriter through recordings by Waylon Jennings, Anne Murray and Marty Robbins, then scores a crossover hit as an artist with the million-selling 1974 single "Sundown"

May 16, 2023

Producer Richard Landis is found dead. After beginning his career in pop music, he directed country hits by Lorrie Morgan, Doug Supernaw, Eddie Rabbitt and Juice Newton, among others

Jun 1, 2023

Songwriter Cynthia Weil dies at her home in Beverly Hills. Known for the pop hits "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "On Broadway" and "Love Will Conquer All," she also co-wrote Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again," Donna Fargo's "Another Goodbye" and Martina McBride's "Wrong Again"

Jul 17, 2023

Record executive and producer Jerry Bradley dies at his home in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The architect of the album "Wanted! The Outlaws," he ran RCA's country division for 10 years and produced Charley Pride and Dave & Sugar. Bradley joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019

Aug 9, 2023

Songwriter/guitarist Robbie Robertson dies in Los Angeles. He co-founded The Band, a roots-rock that toured with Bob Dylan and recorded "Up On Cripple Creek," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Sep 1, 2023

Jimmy Buffett dies with skin cancer at his home in Sag Harbor, New York. With an island-party persona, he earned a crossover hit with "Margaritaville" and joined Alan Jackson on the #1 "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere." Buffett also joined The Zac Brown Band on "Knee Deep" and joined five A-listers on a remake of "Hey, Good Lookin'"

Sep 10, 2023

Texas singer/songwriter Charlie Robison dies of cardiac arrest in a San Antonio hospital. A leading alt-country figure, he was also the former husband of The Chicks' Emily Strayer

Sep 22, 2023

Mike Henderson dies. A founding member of the progressive bluesgrass band The SteelDrivers, Henderson co-wrote the Chris Stapleton songs "Starting Over," "Broken Halos" and "Second One To Know"

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.

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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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