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Nov 11, 1966
Texas Jim Robertson dies of asphyxiation from exhaust fumes in his garage in Newton, New Jersey. "It is the best way," he wrote in a suicide note. Three of his four 1940s hits came when he remade Ernest Tubb singles, and he was a familiar presence on the radio shows "Death Valley Days" and "Dick Tracy"
Nov 19, 1966
Francis Craig dies following a heart attack in Sewanee, Tennessee. The Nashville orchestra leader wrote "Near You," the first million-seller recorded in Music City. The song is remade as a country hit by George Jones & Tammy Wynette in 1977
Dec 1, 1966
Carter Stanley dies in Bristol, Tennessee. Along with younger sibling Ralph Stanley, The Stanley Brothers joined Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs among bluegrass' pioneers, and their mountain harmonies significantly influence Ricky Skaggs
Dec 14, 1966
Guitarist Howard Ragsdale dies. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry act The Fruit Jar Drinkers
Dec 15, 1966
Walt Disney dies of lung cancer. The entertainment mogul, responsible for Disneyland and Mickey Mouse, left a conglomerate that will expand to include a country label, Lyric Street, which develops hits for Aaron Tippin, SHeDAISY and Rascal Flatts
Jan 1, 1967
Moon Mullican dies from a heart attack at his home in Beaumont, Texas. The Grand Ole Opry member and King of the Hillbilly Piano Players mixed boogie numbers and ballads for hits from 1947-1951, including "Mona Lisa" and "Cherokee Boogie"
Feb 17, 1967
Western actor Smiley Burnette dies of leukemia in Encino, California. He served as Gene Autry's sidekick in a wave of movies in the 1930s and '40s
Mar 6, 1967
Actor Nelson Eddy dies of a stroke in Miami Beach, Florida. He and co-star Jeanette MacDonald first recorded "Indian Love Call" and the title song for the 1936 movie "Rose Marie." Both songs became country hits for Slim Whitman in the 1950s
Mar 30, 1967
Folk artist Paul Clayton commits suicide by pulling a heater into the bathtub of his apartment in New York City. Clayton was a co-writer of Billy Grammer's 1959 country hit "Gotta Travel On"
Apr 5, 1967
Singer/songwriter Bill Nettles dies of a heart attack in Monroe, Louisiana. Allegedly the original composer of Jimmie Davis' "Nobody's Darling But Mine," he netted a hit with the 1949 single "Hadacol Boogie"
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