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May 3, 1996
Patsy Montana dies of heart failure at her home in San Jacinto, California, months before entering the Country Music Hall of Fame. She was the first female country artist to gain a million-selling single, with "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart"
Aug 11, 1996
Following a struggle with cancer, drummer Mel Taylor dies of heart failure in Tarzana, California. A longtime member of the pop instrumental group The Ventures, he also played on two Buck Owens hits: "Together Again" and "My Heart Skips A Beat"
Aug 15, 1996
Actor/songwriter Joe Seneca dies in New York City of coronary arrest. He wrote "Talk To Me" and "Break It To Me Gently," pop songs remade as country hits for Mickey Gilley and Juice Newton
Dec 10, 1996
Singer and mandolin player John Duffey dies of a heart attack at Arlington Hospital in Virginia. He was a founding member of the progressive bluegrass bands The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene
Jan 1, 1997
Singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt dies following a heart attack in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. His credits included Don Williams & Emmylou Harris' "If I Needed You" and Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson's "Pancho And Lefty"
Jan 17, 1997
Elvis Presley's uncle, Vester Lee Presley, dies of heart failure at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. He gave guitar lessons to The King and guarded the main gate at Graceland until Elvis died in 1977
Mar 10, 1997
R&B singer LaVern Baker dies in New York City of a diabetes-related heart attack. Nearly four decades prior, she scored a pop hit with "I Cried A Tear," re-recorded for the country audience by Ernest Tubb
May 13, 1997
Randy Hauser, who played drums for Chet Atkins for 20 years, dies from a heart attack, suffered while unloading his car at his garage in Nashville. Hauser also worked with Bill Anderson, Ray Price, Charlie Rich and Steve Wariner, among others
Aug 20, 1997
Record producer Roy Dea dies at Nashville's Southern Hills Medical Center, two days after suffering a heart attack. His credits included hits by Tom T. Hall, Gary Stewart, Johnny Rodriguez and Dickey Lee
Sep 5, 1997
Catholic nun Mother Teresa dies of heart failure in Calcutta, India. Hailed for her work with the poor, she provides part of the inspiration for Martina McBride to write the 2007 country hit "Anyway"
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