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Oct 26, 1999
Hoyt Axton dies in Victor, Montana, following several heart attacks. The son of "Heartbreak Hotel" writer Mae Boren Axton, the singer/songwriter earned two country hits in 1974 and wrote pop hits for Three Dog Night, Ringo Starr and Steppenwolf
Dec 10, 1999
Bass player Rick Danko dies of a heart attack at his home near Woodstock. He was a co-founder of The Band, whose "Up On Cripple Creek" is ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
Mar 7, 2000
Pee Wee King dies at Louisville's Jewish Hospital. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, his western-tinged music brought him a 10-year stint on the Grand Ole Opry. He is best-known for writing the standard "Tennessee Waltz"
Apr 4, 2000
Songwriter Joe Rock dies following heart surgery at Nashville's Baptist Hospital. He wrote the pop classic "Since I Don't Have You," which Ronnie Milsap turned into a country hit in 1991
Apr 21, 2000
The Jordanaires' second tenor, Neal Matthews, dies in Nashville, following a heart attack. The vocal quartet sang background on classics by Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
Apr 30, 2000
Multi-instrumentalist Bill Woods dies at Bakersfield's San Joaquin Hospital several weeks after triple bypass heart surgery. His resume included work with Merle Haggard, Jean Shepard and Tommy Collins
May 14, 2000
Steel guitarist Gary Hogue dies of a heart attack. He played on the multi-artist Grammy-winner "Same Old Train," a 1998 track produced by his boss, Marty Stuart
Aug 24, 2000
Record producer, publisher and musician Audie Ashworth dies of heart failure at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. His credits include work with rocker J.J. Cale and country singer Connie Cato
Oct 14, 2000
Accordion player Leo Mannes dies of heart failure in Los Angeles. With the stage name Zeke Manners, he was an original member of The Beverly Hill Billies, who paved the way for country music on L.A. radio
Nov 27, 2000
Walter Bailes dies in Sevierville, Tennessee, after enduring three heart attacks in the previous year. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry duo The Bailes Brothers in the mid-1940s before shifting into the ministry and gospel music
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