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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
Oct 25, 1991
Pop singer Margo Sylvia dies of a heart attack in San Diego. A former member of The Tune Weavers, she co-wrote the group's "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," which Ronnie Milsap revived in country music five years earlier
Nov 24, 1991
Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the rock group Queen, dies of AIDS at home in London. Eight years later, Dwight Yoakam scores a country hit with a remake of his "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," first exposed in commercials for The Gap
Jan 29, 1992
Blues musician Willie Dixon dies in Burbank, California. Influential in both R&B and rock, he played bass on Chuck Berry's "Maybellene," ranked among the 500 greatest country singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
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
Jun 18, 1992
Singer/songwriter Peter Allen dies of AIDS in San Diego. A former husband of Liza Minnelli, Allen was known for his cabaret-influenced performances. He also co-wrote Olivia Newton-John's 1974 hit "I Honestly Love You"
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"
Aug 14, 1992
Vocalist Tony Williams dies of diabetes and emphysema in New York. He sang lead for The Platters on their 1950s classic "Only You (And You Alone)," successfully remade as a 1980s country record by Reba McEntire
Feb 25, 1993
Guitarist Toy Caldwell dies of respiratory failure at his home in Moore, South Carolina. A founding member of The Marshall Tucker Band, he wrote the Southern rock band's anthem "Can't You See," a 1976 country hit for Waylon Jennings
Mar 9, 1993
Bandleader Bob Crosby dies of cancer in La Jolla, California. A brother to Bing Crosby, he held his own with a flurry of pop hits in the 1930s and '40s, and wrote Pee Wee King's 1952 country hit "Silver And Gold"
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