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Apr 23, 1975
Badfinger guitarist Pete Ham commits suicide by hanging himself in the garage of his home in London. He co-wrote the Nilsson pop hit "Without You," remade by T.G. Sheppard during the early-1980s
Oct 18, 1975
Blues artist K.C. Douglas dies of a heart attack in Berkeley, California. He wrote "Mercury Blues," which becomes a country hit for Alan Jackson in 1993
Aug 29, 1976
Blues man Jimmy Reed dies of an epileptic seizure while on tour in Oakland, California. His 1961 recording "Bright Lights, Big City" became a country hit after Sonny James recorded it in 1971
Jan 2, 1977
Pop musician and songwriter Erroll Garner dies of emphysema in Los Angeles. He wrote the classic "Misty," which Ray Stevens remade as a country hit in 1975
Feb 9, 1977
Big-band leader Buddy Johnson dies of a brain tumor in New York City. In 1944, his single "When My Man Comes Home" appeared on an early Billboard country chart. He also wrote the classic "Since I Fell For You," a 1976 country hit for Charlie Rich
Aug 16, 1977
Elvis Presley dies in his bathroom at Graceland Mansion in Memphis. Arguably the most significant pop artist of the 20th century, the beginning and end of his career are grounded in country. He enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998
Jan 23, 1978
Vic Ames, one-fourth of The Ames Brothers, dies in an ice-related car accident in Nashville. Prominent in the 1950s, the group had a pop hit with the 1956 release "It Only Hurts For A Little While," remade for the country charts by Margo Smith just weeks before Ames' death
Aug 24, 1978
Bandleader and trumpet player Louis Prima dies in a New Orleans nursing home. He wrote the pop standard "Sunday Kind Of Love," destined to become a country hit 10 years later for Reba McEntire
Feb 19, 1980
Hard-rock singer/songwriter Bon Scott dies after a night of heavy drinking in London. He sang "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "Highway To Hell" for AC/DC, referenced in Craig Morgan's 2009 country hit "Bonfire"
Feb 21, 1980
Pop vocalist Janet Vogel commits suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning in Pittsburgh. She co-wrote The Skyliners' signature song, "Since I Don't Have You," destined for a country revision by Ronnie Milsap in 1991
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