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Jan 11, 2004

Songwriter Max D. Barnes dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital of complications from pneumonia. He wrote Conway Twitty's "Don't Take It Away," Vern Gosdin's "Chiseled In Stone" and George Jones' "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes," among others

Jan 12, 2004

Singer/songwriter Randy Vanwarmer dies at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle of leukemia. He scored a pop hit with "Just When I Needed You Most," and wrote hits for Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys and Michael Johnson

Feb 16, 2004

Blues singer Ella Johnson dies in New York City. She was the vocalist for brother Buddy Johnson's band, singing lead on 1944's "When My Man Comes Home," which appeared on one of Billboard's first country charts

Feb 24, 2004

Stax co-founder Estelle Axton dies at Memphis' Saint Francis Hospital. The R&B label released William Bell's "You Don't Miss Your Water" and Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," both named among country's greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book

Feb 24, 2004

Pop guitarist Alvino Rey dies of pneumonia in Draper, Utah. Married to The King Sisters' Louise King, he played on Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love"

Mar 5, 2004

Effie "Anna" Carter dies in Fort Worth, Texas. She was a founding member of The Chuck Wagon Gang, a country-gospel group whose "After The Sunrise" is named one of country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Mar 21, 2004

R&B singer/songwriter/producer Johnny Bristol dies in Howell, Michigan. Known for his solo hit "Hang On In There Baby," he worked with many Motown acts, co-writing "Someday We'll Be Together," a country hit for Bill Anderson & Jan Howard

Mar 23, 2004

Roy "Pop" Lewis, of The Lewis Family, dies in Washington, D.C. The gospel group's performance of "His Blood Now Covers My Sin" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Mar 29, 2004

Steel guitarist Dannie Jones dies. A former member of The Bellamy Brothers' band, he played on such hits as "Too Much Is Not Enough" and "Kids Of The Baby Boom"

Mar 30, 2004

Pop singer Timi Yuro dies of cancer at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. She recorded the original 1961 version of "Hurt," which was subsequently remade as a country hit by both Elvis Presley and Juice Newton

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