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Mar 21, 1971
Roy Blackwood, a co-founder of The Blackwood Brothers, dies of a heart attack at his Memphis church. The gospel quartet's "His Hand In Mine" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
May 13, 1971
Songwriter Bobby Gregory dies of cancer in Nashville. He wrote "Sunny Side Of The Mountain," which will be covered three months later by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Jimmy Martin for the album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
May 27, 1971
Bob Dunn, steel player for Milton Brown's Brownies, dies of lung cancer in Houston, Texas. In January 1935, he became the first person to play on a country recording with an electric instrument
Jun 12, 1971
Fiddler Joseph Emmett Mainer dies in Concord, North Carolina. Better known as J.E. Mainer, his Mountaineers were recognized as one of the top Appalachian string bands during the 1930s
Jul 1, 1971
Mandolin player Tommy Leffew dies in Nashville. He was an original member of The Fruit Jar Drinkers, a string band that played the Grand Ole Opry in its early years and remained with the show until after Leffew's death
Jul 6, 1971
Trumpet player Louis Armstrong dies in New York. Recognized as one of jazz music's greatest figures, the raspy-voiced singer joined Jimmie Rodgers to record "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)" in 1930
Aug 7, 1971
Homer Haynes, of Homer & Jethro, dies in Hammond, Indiana. The duo's twisted song parodies included "(How Much Is) That Hound Dog In The Window" and "The Battle Of Kookamonga," a Boy Scout send-up of "The Battle Of New Orleans"
Aug 27, 1971
Piano player Lillian Hardin Armstrong dies in Chicago, Illinois. She appeared on one country single during her lifetime, playing alongside her husband, trumpet legend Louis Armstrong, on Jimmie Rodgers' "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)"
Sep 8, 1971
Bass player Junior Huskey dies of a heart attack in Nashville. His credits include work with The Everly Brothers, George Jones, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn
Sep 10, 1971
Walter "Joe" Callahan dies in Asheville, North Carolina. Along with sibling Bill, he formed The Callahan Brothers, a major duo with strong harmonies that recorded for ARC during the 1930s
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