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    • Nov 19, 1966
    Francis Craig dies following a heart attack in Sewanee, Tennessee. The Nashville orchestra leader wrote "Near You," the first million-seller recorded in Music City. The song is remade as a country hit by George Jones & Tammy Wynette in 1977
    Jan 1, 1967
    Moon Mullican dies from a heart attack at his home in Beaumont, Texas. The Grand Ole Opry member and King of the Hillbilly Piano Players mixed boogie numbers and ballads for hits from 1947-1951, including "Mona Lisa" and "Cherokee Boogie"
    Apr 5, 1967
    Singer/songwriter Bill Nettles dies of a heart attack in Monroe, Louisiana. Allegedly the original composer of Jimmie Davis' "Nobody's Darling But Mine," he netted a hit with the 1949 single "Hadacol Boogie"
    Jun 5, 1967
    John "Lonzo" Sullivan, of Lonzo & Oscar, dies of a heart attack while driving a tractor on his Tennessee farm. Sullivan was the second person to play Lonzo in the Grand Ole Opry comedy duo, best known for its twisted routine "I'm My Own Grandpa"
    Jul 24, 1967
    Tommy Duncan dies in San Diego from a heart attack. The former vocalist for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys delivered such milestone recordings as "Right Or Wrong," "New San Antonio Rose" and "Roly Poly"
    Oct 3, 1967
    Chuck Wagon Gang guitarist Howard Gordon, the husband of the group's Anna Carter, dies of a heart attack after taping "The Wilburn Brothers Show" in Nashville. A former member of the Light Crust Doughboys, he'd played with the Chuck Wagon Gang since 1951
    Dec 29, 1967
    Bandleader Paul Whiteman dies from a heart attack at Doylestown Hospital in Pennsylvania. Over a decade later, two of his earlier hits are revived for country fans: "Among My Souvenirs" by Marty Robbins, and "Without A Song" by Willie Nelson
    Dec 31, 1967
    Songwriter Bert Berns dies of a heart attack at the Oliver Cromwell Hotel in New York City. His pop classic "Piece Of My Heart" is recorded by Janis Joplin before becoming a country hit for Faith Hill
    Jan 13, 1968
    Drummer Farris Coursey dies from a heart attack in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee. His credits include Patsy Cline's "Walkin' After Midnight," Red Foley's "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy," Hank Williams' "Kaw-Liga" and Bobby Helms' "Fraulein"
    Mar 5, 1968
    Syd Nathan dies of heart disease in Miami Beach, Florida. He founded King Records, which contributed to the careers of Moon Mullican, Hawkshaw Hawkins and The Delmore Brothers. Nathan also wrote "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" and "Goodnight Irene"



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