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    • Jan 19, 2008
    Singer/songwriter John Stewart dies following a stroke in a San Diego hospital. A former member of The Kingston Trio, he wrote Anne Murray's "Daydream Believer" and Rosanne Cash's "Runaway Train"
    Jan 24, 2008
    Jack D. Johnson dies of congestive heart failure in Nashville. He managed Charley Pride, T.G. Sheppard and Ronnie Milsap, for whom he co-produced "Pure Love" and "Daydreams About Night Things," among others
    Feb 16, 2008
    Bobby Lord, who hosted his own syndicated TV show in the 1960s, dies in Stuart, Florida. A former Grand Ole Opry member, he netted one Top 10 hit, the 1956 release "Without Your Love"
    Feb 20, 2008
    Curb executive Phil Gernhard dies of a self-inflicted gunshot at his Brentwood, Tennessee, home. He had a role in the careers of Tim McGraw, Rodney Atkins and Steve Holy. He also produced hits by Jim Stafford, Lobo and The Bellamy Brothers
    Feb 26, 2008
    "Ozark Jubilee" guitarist Herschel "Speedy" Haworth dies at his Springfield, Missouri, home. He played on numerous Porter Wagoner hits, including "A Satisfied Mind" and "What Would You Do (If Jesus Came To Your House)"
    Mar 10, 2008
    Guitarist Barry "Byrd" Burton dies of leukemia at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. A former member of The Amazing Rhythm Aces, he played on "Third Rate Romance," Merle Haggard's single "The Way I Am" and the Don Williams hit "Tulsa Time," among others
    Mar 13, 2008
    Bill Bolick, the tenor singer for The Blue Sky Boys, dies at home in Hickory, North Carolina. The Blue Sky Boys applied their two-part sibling harmony to the classics "Are You From Dixie?" and "Down On The Banks Of The Ohio"
    Apr 22, 2008
    Singer/songwriter Paul Davis dies of a heart attack at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi. He collaborated on hits with Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker and wrote "Bop," "One Love At A Time" and "Meet Me In Montana"
    May 1, 2008
    Jim Hager, of The Hager Twins, dies in Nashville after suffering a heart attack in the parking lot at the Frothy Monkey coffeehouse. Jim and brother Jon were a musical and comedic staple of the long-running TV series "Hee Haw"
    May 4, 2008
    Guitarist George "Leo" Jackson, suffering from chronic back pain, commits suicide at his home in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. A former member of Jim Reeves' Blue Boys, he played on hits by Moe Bandy, George Strait and Tom T. Hall



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