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Apr 16, 2000
Recording engineer Aaron Shelton, a pioneer in the Nashville studio industry, dies at age 89. In 1946, he co-founded the Castle Recording Studio, the home of legendary sessions by Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Carl Smith and Red Foley, among others
Apr 17, 2000
Pioneering country executive Murray Nash dies in Ocala, Florida, of lung cancer. He played a role in the careers of Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Carlisle and Pee Wee King while working for Mercury Records and Acuff-Rose Music
Apr 21, 2000
The Jordanaires' second tenor, Neal Matthews, dies in Nashville, following a heart attack. The vocal quartet sang background on classics by Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
Apr 30, 2000
Multi-instrumentalist Bill Woods dies at Bakersfield's San Joaquin Hospital several weeks after triple bypass heart surgery. His resume included work with Merle Haggard, Jean Shepard and Tommy Collins
May 14, 2000
Steel guitarist Gary Hogue dies of a heart attack. He played on the multi-artist Grammy-winner "Same Old Train," a 1998 track produced by his boss, Marty Stuart
Jun 2, 2000
Vocalist and guitarist Adolph Hofner dies at his home in San Antonio, Texas. He was a pioneering figure in the growth of western swing, co-founding The Oklahoma Playboys with Jimmie Revard in 1935
Jun 16, 2000
Guitarist Jimmy Self dies in Clovis, New Mexico. He played on country hits by Eddy Arnold, Hank Locklin and Don Gibson
Aug 2, 2000
Songwriter Gilles Thibault dies in Paris, France. He co-wrote "Comme D'Habitude," which Paul Anka revised as "My Way," a Frank Sinatra signature that became a posthumous country hit for Elvis Presley in 1978
Aug 19, 2000
Fiddler Jimmy Belkin dies of liver cancer. A longtime member of Merle Haggard's band, The Strangers, Belkin's work included the recordings "My Favorite Memory," "Big City" and the George Jones duet "Yesterday's Wine"
Aug 24, 2000
Record producer, publisher and musician Audie Ashworth dies of heart failure at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. His credits include work with rocker J.J. Cale and country singer Connie Cato
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