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    • Jul 22, 2001
    Bob Ferguson dies at University Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. He wrote "Wings Of A Dove" and "The Carroll County Accident," and produced hits for Connie Smith, Dolly Parton, Jim Ed Brown and Dottie West
    Jul 27, 2001
    Bass player Leon Wilkeson dies in his sleep at home in Jacksonville, Florida. He was a longtime member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, a Southern rock band that influenced many country performers and was the subject of the 1994 tribute album "Skynyrd Frynds"
    Aug 7, 2001
    Guitarist Billy Byrd dies in Nashville. A capable jazz player, he was best known as the lead guitarist in Ernest Tubb's Texas Troubadours
    Aug 9, 2001
    Songwriter Steve Runkle dies at the Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville, 10 days after suffering a stroke. He wrote The Oak Ridge Boys' "Love Song"
    Aug 23, 2001
    Trombone player Eric Allendale dies. He was a member of the pop band The Foundations, whose 1960s hit "Baby, Now That I've Found You" became a 1996 country Grammy-winner for Alison Krauss
    Aug 26, 2001
    Songwriter and autoharp expert Cecil Null dies from cancer at the Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Virginia. He wrote The Davis Sisters' 1953 hit "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know"
    Sep 11, 2001
    Artist manager David Skepner dies of a heart attack in Nashville. He worked for many years with both Loretta Lynn and Riders In The Sky
    Sep 14, 2001
    Eddie Stoneman dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Charles County, Maryland. The son of country pioneer Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, he played at times with his siblings in the Stoneman Family, though he chose to earn his living via more stable means
    Oct 9, 2001
    Drummer William "Smokey" Dacus dies at the Kellmark Nursing Center in Rogers, Arkansas. A member of Bob Wills' original Texas Playboys from 1935-1940, he played on "San Antonio Rose" and "Maiden's Prayer," among others
    Oct 17, 2001
    Pop songwriter Jay Livingston dies of pneumonia at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His composition "Mona Lisa" became a country hit twice: for Moon Mullican in 1950, and Willie Nelson in 1981



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