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    • Oct 23, 2001
    Rusty Kershaw dies of a heart attack in New Orleans. Along with brother Doug Kershaw, he formed the Cajun duo Rusty & Doug, which netted four country hits from 1955-1961, including "Louisiana Man" and "Diggy Diggy Lo"
    Nov 2, 2001
    Buddy Starcher dies in a nursing home in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He earned two hits 18 years apart: 1948's "I'll Still Write Your Name In The Sand" and 1966's "History Repeats Itself," which linked the deaths of John Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln
    Nov 13, 2001
    Drummer David "Panama" Francis dies in Orlando. Skilled in jazz, pop and R&B, he played on recordings by Neil Sedaka, Dinah Washington and The Four Seasons, and also contributed to Bobby Darin's pop/country crossover "Splish Splash"
    Nov 28, 2001
    Songwriter Kal Mann dies with Alzheimer's disease at Pompano Beach, Florida. He authored Elvis Presley's "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
    Nov 29, 2001
    Ex-Beatle George Harrison dies in Los Angeles from cancer. During his tenure with The Beatles, he authored "Something," a ballad that had a second life as a country hit in 1974 for Johnny Rodriguez
    Dec 3, 2001
    Guitarist Grady Martin dies of congestive heart failure at the Marshall Medical Center in Lewisburg, Tennessee. One of Nashville's most-used session players, he graced hits by Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Ray Price and others. He is added to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015
    Dec 18, 2001
    Songwriter Gilbert Becaud dies of lung cancer in Paris, France. He wrote "Let It Be Me," which became a pop hit for The Everly Brothers and a country hit for Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry and for Willie Nelson
    Jan 4, 2002
    Songwriter/guitarist Tim Buckley dies from a heart attack in Dallas. Buckley played in Doug Supernaw's band and co-wrote his first hit, "Reno"
    Jan 6, 2002
    Songwriter Bobby Austin dies in Camas, Washington. He co-wrote Tammy Wynette's first charted single, "Apartment #9," as well as Glen Campbell's "Try A Little Kindness." Austin also played bass on a number of Buck Owens' hits
    Jan 15, 2002
    Red River Dave McEnery dies in San Antonio, Texas. Noted for writing a series of topical songs about events of the day, he penned Elton Britt's 1945 hit "I'm A Convict With Old Glory In My Heart"



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