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    • Jan 26, 2009
    Songwriter Arthur Kent dies in Florence, South Carolina. He wrote several 1960s country hits, including Willie Nelson's "Bring Me Sunshine," Sonny James' "Take Good Care Of Her" and Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World"
    Jan 28, 2009
    Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell dies at his home outside Jacksonville, Florida. He played on "Sweet Home Alabama," sampled in the previous year's Kid Rock country hit "All Summer Long"
    Feb 1, 2009
    Drummer Dewey Martin is found dead in his apartment in Van Nuys, California. After touring with Patsy Cline, Faron Young and The Dillards, he became a founding member of Buffalo Springfield, a band with a formative role in country-rock
    Feb 2, 2009
    Traditional pop songwriter Sunny Skylar dies in Las Vegas. He authored the Johnny Rodriguez hit "Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol)"
    Feb 3, 2009
    Steel guitarist Tom Brumley dies from a heart attack at San Antonio's Northeast Baptist Hospital. A former Buckaroo, he played on numerous Buck Owens classics, plus hits by Dwight Yoakam and Rick Nelson
    Feb 7, 2009
    Molly Bee dies of stroke-related complications at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, California. She earned a Christmas hit in 1952 with "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" and was a regular on TV's "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show"
    Feb 11, 2009
    Pop singer Estelle Bennett is found dead at her home in Englewood, New Jersey. As a member of The Ronettes, she sang on the 1963 hit "Be My Baby," remade in 1972 as a country hit by Jody Miller
    Feb 27, 2009
    Disc jockey Lewis Compton dies in Martinsville, West Virginia. He wrote Hank Thompson's 1958 hit "I've Run Out Of Tomorrows"
    Mar 2, 2009
    Grand Ole Opry member Ernie Ashworth dies at the Trousdale Medical Center in Hartsville, Tennessee. Among a handful of hits, he registered a #1 single with "Talk Back Trembling Lips"
    Mar 7, 2009
    Jimmy Boyd dies of cancer in Santa Monica. At age 13, he earned a holiday country hit with "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"



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