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Aug 27, 1963
Jim Denny dies of cancer in Nashville. While serving as house manager for the Grand Ole Opry, he became an influential talent booker, and joined Webb Pierce in forming Cedarwood Publishing, one of Nashville's first music publishing ventures
Feb 15, 1965
Pop star Nat "King" Cole dies of lung cancer at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica. He charted more than 100 singles during his career, including the original version of "Mona Lisa," remade in country by Jimmy Wakely, Moon Mullican and Willie Nelson
Dec 15, 1966
Walt Disney dies of lung cancer. The entertainment mogul, responsible for Disneyland and Mickey Mouse, left a conglomerate that will expand to include a country label, Lyric Street, which develops hits for Aaron Tippin, SHeDAISY and Rascal Flatts
Jan 1, 1967
Charlie Monroe's wife, Betty, dies of cancer
Feb 17, 1967
Western actor Smiley Burnette dies of leukemia in Encino, California. He served as Gene Autry's sidekick in a wave of movies in the 1930s and '40s
May 8, 1967
LaVerne Andrews dies of cancer in Los Angeles. With younger siblings Maxene and Patty, she was a part of The Andrews Sisters, a World War II-era pop trio that dented the country charts during the 1940s in pairings with Bing Crosby and Ernest Tubb
Jul 17, 1967
Saxophone player John Coltrane dies of liver cancer at Huntington Hospital in Huntington, New York. The jazz icon is mentioned alongside Frank Sinatra and The Righteous Brothers in the bridge of Brad Paisley's 2011 single "Old Alabama"
Aug 13, 1968
Gospel and R&B singer Joe Hinton dies of cancer, four years after he earned a pop hit with the Willie Nelson-penned "Funny"
Jun 14, 1969
Blues singer Wynonie Harris dies from throat cancer in Los Angeles. One of the colorful figures of early R&B, he was the lead singer for Lucky Millinder's 1944 single "Hurry, Hurry," a hit on an early version of Billboard's country chart
Jul 28, 1969
Broadway composer Frank Loesser dies of lung cancer in New York City. His successes include several songs remade for the country charts: "Baby, It's Cold Outside," "Wave To Me, My Lady" and "Jingle! Jangle! Jingle!"
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