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Mar 8, 1999
Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe DiMaggio dies in Hollywood, Florida. The former New York Yankees outfielder was referenced in Bill Anderson's 1970 country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
Mar 9, 1999
Songwriter Mike Anthony dies at Nashville's Centennial Medical Center, a month after suffering both a heart attack and a stroke. He was responsible for John Michael Montgomery's "I Miss You A Little"
Mar 29, 1999
Gospel singer Brock Speer dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital. Considered the patriarch of The Speer Family, he also added his voice to three Elvis Presley hits: "Heartbreak Hotel," "I Was The One" and "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
Apr 1, 1999
Songwriter Jesse Stone dies in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Responsible for "Shake, Rattle And Roll," he also wrote "Don't Let Go," a pop hit for both Roy Hamilton and Isaac Hayes, and a 1974 country hit for Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce
Apr 12, 1999
Boxcar Willie dies of leukemia in Branson, Missouri. A member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1981, he gained national fame for his hobo attire and a series of traditional country recordings marketed via late-night TV commercials
Apr 24, 1999
Steel guitarist Bobby Garrett dies in Tyler, Texas. He played on hits by Ernest Tubb, Hank Thompson and Jim Reeves
May 3, 1999
Joel Price, who played bass for Little Jimmy Dickens, dies of a heart attack at BJC Medical Center in Commerce, Georgia. Price is recognized as the first musician to play an electric bass on the Grand Ole Opry
May 10, 1999
Songwriter Shel Silverstein is found dead at his Key West, Florida, home following a heart attack. The multi-talented cartoonist and author wrote Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue," Bobby Bare's "Marie Laveau" and Loretta Lynn's "One's On The Way"
May 13, 1999
Red Kirk dies in Bristol, Tennessee. A disc jockey in Knoxville and Ohio, he also had a pair of country hits: 1949's "Lovesick Blues" and 1950's "Lose Your Blues"
May 15, 1999
Chester Buchanan dies. With twin Lester, he was a member of The Buchanan Brothers, who etched their name into the history books with their 1946 hit "Atomic Power," inspired by the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima
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