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    • Mar 25, 2006
    Country Music Hall of Famer Buck Owens dies in his sleep at his Bakersfield home. Known for his energetic arrangements and red, white and blue guitar, Owens hosted TV's "Hee Haw" for more than 15 years and left such classics as "Together Again," "My Heart Skips A Beat" and "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail"
    Mar 29, 2006
    Songwriter Penny Jay dies of cancer in Nashville, Arkansas. She wrote Carl & Pearl Butler's 1962 hit "Don't Let Me Cross Over"
    Mar 30, 2006
    Backing vocalist Michael Jones dies of a heart attack in Dacula, Georgia. He appeared on three hits from John Michael Montgomery's debut album
    Apr 5, 2006
    Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Gene Pitney dies in his hotel after a show in Cardiff, Wales. Known for the pop hit "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance," he recorded with George Jones and wrote The Statler Brothers' hit "Hello Mary Lou"
    Apr 9, 2006
    Fiddler Gordon Terry dies at his daughter's home in Spring Hill, Tennessee, after battling diabetes. Noted for his work with Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, Faron Young and others, he also had an on-screen role in the Clint Eastwood picture "Honkytonk Man"
    Apr 11, 2006
    June Pointer, of the pop and R&B group The Pointer Sisters, dies of cancer at the Santa Monica University Medical Center in California. The group nabbed a Grammy award in the country category in 1975 for its performance of "Fairytale"
    Apr 23, 2006
    Capricorn Records founder Phil Walden dies in his Atlanta home following a long bout with cancer. As a record executive and manager, he played a role in the careers of Charlie Daniels, Kenny Chesney, Otis Redding and The Allman Brothers Band
    Apr 24, 2006
    Bonnie Owens dies at a Bakersfield, California, hospice following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. The former wife of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, she was also the mother of Buddy Alan and sang on many of Haggard's hits
    May 2, 2006
    Artist manager Eddie Tickner dies of leukemia in Tucson, Arizona. He handled the careers of The Byrds, Emmylou Harris, Vern Gosdin, Gram Parsons and The Burrito Brothers, among others
    May 13, 2006
    Former Heatwave founder Johnnie Wilder Jr. dies at his home in Dayton, Ohio. He sang the lead vocals on the 1977 pop ballad "Always And Forever," cited in the lyrics of Bryan White's 1996 country hit "That's Another Song"



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