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    • Apr 1, 2005
    Pop songwriter Jack Keller dies of leukemia at Nashville's Vanderbilt Medical Center. Known for the themes to "Bewitched" and "Hazel," he also wrote Debby Boone's "My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own" and Ernest Tubb's "Ev'rybody's Somebody's Fool"
    Apr 3, 2005
    Starday Records co-founder Don Pierce dies in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The label represented such acts as George Jones, Johnny Bond, Red Sovine, Cowboy Copas and Frankie Miller
    Apr 5, 2005
    Monty Matthews, a founding member of The Jordanaires, dies at Greene Haven Nursing Home in Springfield, Missouri. He left the group before it became a major contributor to Nashville recordings
    Apr 11, 2005
    Bass player Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance dies in Nashville, after suffering with cancer and Alzheimer's disease. His resume includes hits by Faron Young, Marty Robbins, The Everly Brothers, Webb Pierce and Hank Williams, among others
    Apr 11, 2005
    Steel player Jerry Byrd dies in Kaiser Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii, suffering from Parkinson's disease. Byrd played on hits by Hank Williams, The Everly Brothers, Marty Robbins, Red Foley and Ernest Tubb, among others
    Apr 13, 2005
    Keyboard player Johnnie Johnson dies in St. Louis, Missouri. A former musical partner of rocker Chuck Berry, he appeared on Berry's "Maybellene," ranked among the greatest country singles in history in a Country Music Foundation book
    May 14, 2005
    Jimmy Martin dies of bladder cancer at Alive Hospice in Nashville. The lead singer for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during two stints from 1949-1955, he went on to build a respected solo career. Martin was inducted in the International Bluegrass Hall of Honor in 1995
    May 15, 2005
    Songwriter Wayne Perry dies of throat cancer in Hamilton, Ohio. He wrote such hits as Tim McGraw's "Not A Moment Too Soon," Collin Raye's "Every Second" and Lorrie Morgan's "What Part Of No"
    May 18, 2005
    Banjo player and rhythm guitarist Bobby Thompson dies, following a long battle with multiple sclerosis. His credits included hits for Waylon Jennings, George Strait, Dan Seals, Loretta Lynn and Mickey Gilley, among others
    May 25, 2005
    Songwriter Ben Peters dies of complications from pneumonia at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital. He wrote Charley Pride's "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'," Kenny Rogers' "Daytime Friends" and Freddy Fender's "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"



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