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Apr 6, 2004
Guitarist Niki Sullivan dies at his home near Kansas City, Missouri. A former member of Buddy Holly's band, The Crickets, he helped record "That'll Be The Day," ranked among country's 500 greatest hits in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Apr 7, 2004
Songwriter Albert "Big Al" Gore dies of congestive heart failure in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Gore co-wrote the Randy Travis hit "Diggin' Up Bones"
Apr 17, 2004
Songwriter/guitarist Dave Kirby dies at home in Branson, Missouri, from cancer. Married to Leona Williams, he played on hits by Dolly Parton and Bill Anderson, and wrote "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" and "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"
May 6, 2004
Jazz guitarist Barney Kessel dies in San Diego of a brain tumor. In addition to his solo work, Kessel played on recording sessions as a sideman, working alongside Glen Campbell at times, and playing on hits by The Beach Boys and Elvis Presley
May 17, 2004
Music publisher Julian Aberbach dies of heart failure at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He and his brother, Joachim, founded the Hill & Range publishing house, which handled the copyrights for numerous Elvis Presley classics
May 24, 2004
Comedic instrumentalist Tom C. Fouts dies at St. Joseph's Hospital in Kokomo, Indiana. He was better known as Captain Stubby of the 1940s group Captain Stubby & The Buccaneers, who earned hits with "Money, Marbles And Chalk" and "Come Wet Your Mustache With Me"
Jun 5, 2004
Ex-president Ronald Reagan dies in Los Angeles after a bout with Alzheimer's disease. As governor of California, he pardoned Merle Haggard. And he brought such acts as Bill Monroe, Lynn Anderson and Marty Robbins to the White House
Jun 8, 2004
Music publisher Bill Lowery dies of cancer at Atlanta's Haven House Hospice. The founder of the publishing company the Lowery Group, he had a hand in the careers of Bill Anderson, Joe South, Jerry Reed, Mac Davis, Razzy Bailey and others
Jun 10, 2004
Ray Charles dies in his Beverly Hills home of complications from liver disease. With several country hits to his credit, his 1962 album "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music" was a landmark in building the audience for the genre
Jun 29, 2004
Jimmy Lee Fautheree dies of cancer at his home in Dallas. A singer, songwriter and guitarist, he worked on The Louisiana Hayride and developed a 1954 hit as a member of Jimmy & Johnny, "If You Don't Somebody Else Will"
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