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Aug 8, 2008
Singer/songwriter Chester Smith dies at Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, California. He wrote and recorded the first version of Carl Smith's 1955 hit "Wait A Little Longer Please, Jesus"
Aug 10, 2008
R&B legend Isaac Hayes is pronounced dead at Memphis' Baptist East Hospital after suffering a stroke. He wrote "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," a Sam & Dave classic remade as a 1976 country hit by Sonny James
Aug 11, 2008
Steel player Don Helms dies of an apparent heart attack at Nashville's Skyline Medical Center. The last of the original Drifting Cowboys, he appeared on hits by Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Ray Price and Loretta Lynn
Aug 15, 2008
Former Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler dies of a heart ailment at his home in Sarasota, Florida. He produced Willie Nelson's "Bloody Mary Morning," plus records by Dusty Springfield, Solomon Burke and Aretha Franklin, among others
Aug 21, 2008
Drummer Buddy Harman dies of congestive heart failure at his Nashville home. A member of the A-Team of session musicians, he played on hits by Elvis Presley, Loretta Lynn, The Everly Brothers and Patsy Cline
Sep 1, 2008
Jerry Reed dies of emphysema at home in Brentwood, Tennessee. Best known for the singles "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and "East Bound And Down," the singer, songwriter and guitarist extended his music career with a series of acting roles. He enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017
Sep 12, 2008
Charlie Walker dies of colon cancer in Hendersonville, Tennessee. A Grand Ole Opry star, he earned his biggest hit with the 1958 single "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down"
Sep 13, 2008
Fiddler Hal Smith dies at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. The husband of Roy Acuff musician Velma Williams Smith, he played on hits by Ernest Tubb, Carl Smith and Little Jimmy Dickens
Sep 19, 2008
Drummer Earl Palmer dies in his Los Angeles home. An R&B pioneer, he played on Glen Campbell's "I Wanna Live" in addition to hits by Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, Ricky Nelson and The Righteous Brothers
Sep 26, 2008
Charlie Garner, a 26-year member of Del Reeves' band The Goodtime Charlies, dies from brain cancer
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