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Dec 19, 1999
Former Grand Ole Opry member Marion Worth dies from emphysema at Nashville's Tennessee Christian Medical Center. She netted two Top 10 hits, plus a couple more minor hits, from 1959-1963
Dec 20, 1999
Hank Snow dies in Nashville. The Canadian-born singer, best known for his recording "I'm Moving On," was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1979. He dies just two weeks short of his 50th anniversary with the Grand Ole Opry
Feb 24, 2000
Lynn Shults, a former Capitol executive instrumental in the signing of Garth Brooks, dies in Nashville. He also worked for United Artists, Atlantic and Billboard magazine
Mar 7, 2000
Pee Wee King dies at Louisville's Jewish Hospital. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, his western-tinged music brought him a 10-year stint on the Grand Ole Opry. He is best-known for writing the standard "Tennessee Waltz"
Mar 14, 2000
Singer/songwriter Tommy Collins dies in Ashland City, Tennessee, of emphysema. In addition to his own recordings, he wrote hits for Merle Haggard and Faron Young on his way to membership in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Mar 19, 2000
Comedian Gilbert "Speck" Rhodes dies at his home in Nashville. He was a cast member on Porter Wagoner's syndicated television show and played bass in Wagoner's band, The Wagonmasters
Mar 24, 2000
Steel guitarist and executive Joe Talbot dies in Nashville of lung cancer. A publisher and owner of a record pressing plant, he performed with Hank Snow from 1950-1954, appearing on "(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I" and "I'm Moving On"
Apr 4, 2000
Songwriter Joe Rock dies following heart surgery at Nashville's Baptist Hospital. He wrote the pop classic "Since I Don't Have You," which Ronnie Milsap turned into a country hit in 1991
Apr 7, 2000
Jack Nance, the author of "It's Only Make Believe," dies of lung cancer at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. The song was a pop hit for Conway Twitty, and a country hit for Ronnie McDowell
Apr 12, 2000
James "Bud" Wingard dies in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He wrote for the country comedy show "Hee Haw"
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