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    • Jun 30, 2011
    Songwriter Ruth Roberts dies of lung cancer at her home in Rye Brook, New York. She co-wrote Jimmy Dean's 1965 country hit "The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And The Last Thing Ev'ry Night)"
    Jul 1, 2011
    Songwriter Charlie Craig dies of lung cancer in Nashville. He wrote Alan Jackson's "Wanted" and Janie Fricke's "She's Single Again," among other hits
    Jul 8, 2011
    Fiddler Kenny Baker dies in Nashville days after suffering a stroke. A longtime member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, he played on Tom T. Hall's country hit "Fox On The Run"
    Jul 13, 2011
    Songwriter Jerry Ragovoy dies following a stroke in New York City. Faith Hill had a country hit with his song "Piece Of My Heart." Ragovoy also penned The Rolling Stones' "Time Is On My Side"
    Aug 7, 2011
    Bass player Marshall Grant, of Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two, dies at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He played on most of Cash's hits plus "Flowers On The Wall" by his management client, The Statler Brothers
    Aug 10, 2011
    Grand Ole Opry member Billy Grammer dies in Illinois. Best known for the 1959 hit "Gotta Travel On," he played guitar on numerous recordings, including the Charley Pride classic "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'"
    Aug 22, 2011
    Pop songwriter Jerry Leiber dies at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He wrote the Elvis Presley hits "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock," Mickey Gilley's "Stand By Me" and the Johnny Cash & June Carter duet "Jackson"
    Aug 22, 2011
    R&B songwriter Nickolas Ashford dies in New York. He co-wrote "I'm Every Woman," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing," recorded by Vince Gill & Gladys Knight for the album "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    Aug 27, 2011
    Lofton Creek founder Harold Shafer dies in Jacksonville, Florida, following a stroke. The label earned a #1 country hit with Heartland's "I Loved Her First"
    Aug 28, 2011
    Songwriter George Green dies of lung cancer in Albuquerque. A frequent John Mellencamp collaborator, he authored The Oak Ridge Boys' "Come On In (You Did The Best You Could Do)"



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