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    • Aug 30, 1974
    Steel guitar player Noel Boggs dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles. He earned acclaim for his work on recordings by Bob Wills, Merle Travis, Jimmy Wakely and The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Sep 21, 1974
    Walter Brennan dies from emphysema at St. John's Hospital in Oxnard, California. The well-known character actor appeared in more than 150 films and earned a country hit with his 1962 recitation "Old Rivers"
    Oct 3, 1974
    Doyle Blackwood, a founding member of gospel music's Blackwood Brothers, dies of a stroke at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. The group's 1954 release "His Hand In Mine" is cited among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 13, 1974
    Ed Sullivan dies in New York, New York. The host of "The Ed Sullivan Show," his program provided national TV exposure to such acts as Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Sonny James, Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves and Jerry Lee Lewis
    Oct 21, 1974
    Songwriter Betty Sue Perry dies. She wrote a handful of hits for The Wilburn Brothers and Loretta Lynn, including "Before I'm Over You," "The Home You're Tearin' Down" and "Wine Women And Song"
    Nov 8, 1974
    Rhythm & blues singer/songwriter Ivory Joe Hunter dies of lung cancer in Memphis. Sonny James collected country hits by recording two of his songs: "Empty Arms" and "Since I Met You Baby"
    Dec 15, 1974
    Guitarist Sid Manker dies of a heart attack. During work with Sun Records, he appeared on Bill Justis' "Raunchy" and Johnny Cash's "Home Of The Blues"
    Dec 20, 1974
    Songwriter Carl Montgomery dies. He wrote the trucker-themed Dave Dudley hit "Six Days On The Road"
    Dec 30, 1974
    Rhythm guitarist Howard "Johnny" Johnson dies. He played with Little Jimmy Dickens and Lester Flatt on the road, and performed on a number of Ernest Tubb's 1950s hits, including "Half A Mind," "I Cried A Tear" and "Through That Door"
    Jan 22, 1975
    Ezra Carter dies after a lengthy illness in Nashville. The manager of The Carter Family, he was married to Maybelle Carter and was the father of Helen Carter, June Carter and Anita Carter



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