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Aug 14, 2006
Johnny Duncan dies of a heart attack in a Fort Worth hospital. His career, which included a number of duets with Janie Fricke, peaked with a series of midtempo songs in the 1970s, many with overt sexual themes. He also wrote Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius' "Fools" and three hits by Charley Pride
Aug 23, 2006
Dulcimer player David Schnaufer dies of cancer at Nashville's Alive Hospice. A highly regarded musician, he backed Alison Krauss on the "Cold Mountain" soundtrack and appeared on Kathy Mattea's "Life As We Knew It"
Aug 29, 2006
Rockabilly performer Jumpin' Gene Simmons dies at Tupelo's North Mississippi Medical Center. A former Sun recording artist, he co-wrote Tim McGraw's first hit single, "Indian Outlaw"
Sep 17, 2006
Former Los Angeles session guitarist Al Casey dies in a Phoenix, Arizona, nursing home. Noted for his work with Nancy Sinatra, The Monkees and Duane Eddy, he appeared on the Glen Campbell hits "Galveston," "Wichita Lineman" and "Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife"
Sep 20, 2006
Yodeler Don Walser dies of complications from diabetes at his home in Austin, Texas. A 2000 recipient of the National Heritage Award, he took part in Asleep At The Wheel's Grammy-nominated Bob Wills tribute album, "Ride With Bob"
Sep 30, 2006
Dobro player Uncle Josh Graves dies in Nashville. He spent 15 years as a member of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' bluegrass group, the Foggy Mountain Boys, helping to bring the instrument to wider popularity
Sep 30, 2006
Bass singer Prentiss Barnes dies in a car accident near Magnolia, Mississippi. He was a member of the R&B group The Moonglows, whose 1950s hit "Sincerely" was remade as a country single by The Forester Sisters
Oct 14, 2006
Freddy Fender dies of cancer at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Tex-Mex singer, who delivered many of his records in Spanglish, had two million-sellers in 1975: "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights" and "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"
Oct 26, 2006
Multi-talented Tillman Franks dies at the Grace Home hospice in Shreveport, Louisiana. A bass player for several acts on "The Louisiana Hayride," he managed David Houston, Slim Whitman and Johnny Horton, and co-wrote "Sink The Bismarck" and "Honky Tonk Man"
Oct 28, 2006
Marijohn Wilkin dies at the Alive Hospice at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital. One of country's first professional female songwriters, her credits included "The Long Black Veil," "P.T. 109," "One Day At A Time" and "Waterloo"
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