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Mar 30, 2004
Pop singer Timi Yuro dies of cancer at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. She recorded the original 1961 version of "Hurt," which was subsequently remade as a country hit by both Elvis Presley and Juice Newton
Oct 4, 2004
Bass player Bruce Palmer dies of a heart attack in Bellville, Ontario. He was a founding member of Buffalo Springfield, one of the pioneering acts in country-rock
Feb 25, 2005
Edward Patten, the high voice in Gladys Knight's group, The Pips, dies in a suburban Detroit hospital following a stroke. The group's 1973 single "Midnight Train To Georgia" is ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jul 22, 2005
R&B singer/songwriter Eugene Record dies of cancer in Chicago. A founding member of The Chi-Lites, he wrote and sang lead on the original version of "Oh Girl," remade as a country hit by Con Hunley in 1982
Oct 4, 2005
Former Badfinger drummer Mike Gibbins dies in Oviedo, Florida. In addition to his work on such hits as "Day After Day" and "Come And Get It," he played on the Bonnie Tyler country hit "It's A Heartache"
Dec 9, 2005
Drummer Mike Botts dies of cancer at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California. A former member of the pop band Bread, he also appeared on Johnny Lee's "Lookin' For Love" and Linda Ronstadt's "Crazy"
Dec 28, 2005
The body of pop singer Barry Cowsill is retrieved from the Chartres Street Wharf in New Orleans, four months after he disappeared. A victim of Hurricane Katrina, he was a member of The Cowsills, whose "Indian Lake" was remade by Freddy Weller
Feb 17, 2006
Pop singer Billy Cowsill, of The Cowsills, dies of multiple ailments in Calgary, Alberta. The inspiration for "The Partridge Family," The Cowsills earned a pop hit in 1968 with "Indian Lake," covered in country music by Freddy Weller in 1971
Apr 5, 2006
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Gene Pitney dies in his hotel after a show in Cardiff, Wales. Known for the pop hit "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance," he recorded with George Jones and wrote The Statler Brothers' hit "Hello Mary Lou"
Apr 11, 2006
June Pointer, of the pop and R&B group The Pointer Sisters, dies of cancer at the Santa Monica University Medical Center in California. The group nabbed a Grammy award in the country category in 1975 for its performance of "Fairytale"
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