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Dec 6, 2011
Pop singer Dobie Gray dies in Nashville of complications from cancer surgery. He wrote John Conlee's 1986 hit "Got My Heart Set On You" and recorded the original, million-selling version of "Drift Away," remade in country by Narvel Felts in 1973
Feb 11, 2012
Whitney Houston dies in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in a drowning influenced by cocaine use. Her pop version of "I Will Always Love You" is the best-selling rendition of a song written by Dolly Parton
Feb 29, 2012
Former Monkees vocalist Davy Jones dies of a heart attack at Martin Memorial South Hospital in Stuart, Florida. Jones sang lead on the band's "Daydream Believer," which became a country hit after being remade by Anne Murray
Apr 19, 2012
Drummer Levon Helm dies after a battle with throat cancer at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. As a member of The Band, he sang lead on "Up On Cripple Creek," ranked among the 500 greatest country singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
May 17, 2012
Donna Summer dies of cancer in Englewood, Florida. Known as the Queen of Disco, she wrote Dolly Parton's 1980 country hit "Starting Over Again"
May 20, 2012
The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies of cancer in London. The pop artist was a co-writer of several country hits, including Olivia Newton-John's "Come On Over," Susie Allanson's "Words" and Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's "Islands In The Stream"
Jun 4, 2012
Bass vocalist Herb Reed dies in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the last surviving original member of The Platters, a doo-wop act whose song "Only You (And You Alone)" was remade as a country hit in 1981 by Reba McEntire
Jun 10, 2012
Jimmy Elledge dies of complications from a stroke. His 1961 pop hit "Funny How Time Slips Away" was the first recorded version of the song, written by Willie Nelson
Jul 23, 2012
Pop vocalist Larry Hoppen dies in Florida. As a member of Orleans, he sang lead on the original 1976 version of "Still The One," remade as a country hit by Bill Anderson
Sep 5, 2012
Singer/songwriter Joe South dies in Atlanta, Georgia. Best known for his pop hits "Games People Play" and "Walk A Mile In My Shoes," he also wrote Lynn Anderson's million-selling country hit "Rose Garden"
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