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May 24, 1991
Guitarist Gene Clark dies of a heart attack at home in Sherman Oaks, California. He was a co-founder of The Byrds and had two stints in the band before its country-rock period. He also worked with Vern Gosdin, Glen Campbell and Bernie Leadon
Jan 24, 1992
Songwriter Ken Darby dies of a heart ailment in Sherman Oaks, California. He wrote Tennessee Ernie Ford's "River Of No Return," and worked on the music in such films as "The King And I," "Camelot" and "The Wizard Of Oz"
Apr 17, 1992
Western swing performer Hank Penny dies of heart failure in Camarillo, California, while raking leaves. He founded Los Angeles' Palomino Club in 1949
May 4, 1992
Banjo player Hubert Davis dies from a heart attack at Memorial Hospital in Nashville. A former member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, he appeared on Monroe's 1954 recording of "Wheel Hoss"
May 15, 1992
Barbara Lee Jones, of The Chiffons, dies of a heart attack, one day before her 45th birthday. The female quartet was best known for the 1963 pop single "He's So Fine," which also became a country hit for Jody Miller in 1971
Aug 5, 1992
Drummer Jeff Porcaro dies of a heart attack, spurred by years of cocaine use, at his home in Los Angeles. A founding member of the rock band Toto, he also played on pop hits by Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald and Don Henley, as well as Dolly Parton's singles "Starting Over Again" and "Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You"
Nov 1, 1992
Carolyn Rucker dies of a heart attack in Charleston, South Carolina. Her son, Darius Rucker, commits shortly after to pursuing music as a career
Nov 23, 1992
Roy Acuff dies from congestive heart failure in Nashville and is buried within eight hours. A Grand Ole Opry symbol for over 50 years, the "King Of Country Music" was the first living member inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
Apr 19, 1993
Sax player Steve Douglas dies of heart failure during a Los Angeles session with Ry Cooder. A future inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Douglas played with Glen Campbell on such pop hits as "Be My Baby" and "Da Doo Ron Ron"
Jun 9, 1993
Soul singer Arthur Alexander dies of a heart attack in Nashville. Two of the songs he wrote became country hits: "You Better Move On," for Billy "Crash" Craddock; and "Everyday I Have To Cry Some," for Joe Stampley
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