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Jan 25, 2012
Former John Denver bass player Dick Kniss dies in Saugerties, New York. A member of Denver's backing band from 1970-1978, Kniss played on "Thank God I'm A Country Boy," "Annie's Song" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads," among others. He also co-wrote "Sunshine On My Shoulders"
Feb 5, 2012
Record producer Al De Lory dies in Nashville. He oversaw many of Glen Campbell's biggest recordings, including "Wichita Lineman," "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and "Gentle On My Mind"
Feb 11, 2012
Whitney Houston dies in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in a drowning influenced by cocaine use. Her pop version of "I Will Always Love You" is the best-selling rendition of a song written by Dolly Parton
Feb 14, 2012
Songwriter Danny Morrison dies of a heart attack. Among the songs he leaves behind: Kenny Rogers' "Blaze Of Glory," Joe Diffie's "Is It Cold In Here" and Lee Greenwood's "You've Got A Good Love Comin'"
Feb 22, 2012
Songwriter and guitarist Billy Strange dies in Nashville. A co-writer of Elvis Presley's "Memories" and "A Little Less Conversation," he played on country hits by Skeets McDonald, Wanda Jackson and Jerry Lee Lewis
Feb 29, 2012
Former Monkees vocalist Davy Jones dies of a heart attack at Martin Memorial South Hospital in Stuart, Florida. Jones sang lead on the band's "Daydream Believer," which became a country hit after being remade by Anne Murray
Mar 28, 2012
Banjo player Earl Scruggs dies in Nashville. A bluegrass pillar, he helped establish the genre as a Bill Monroe sideman, a member of Flatt & Scruggs and a solo artist, earning a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Apr 12, 2012
Soul sax player Andrew Love dies at his home in Memphis. One-half of The Memphis Horns, he played on the album "Rhythm Country & Blues," which earned a Country Music Association awards nomination in 1994
Apr 18, 2012
TV executive Dick Clark dies following a heart attack in Santa Monica, California. The "American Bandstand" host founded a production company, dick clark productions, that handled the Academy of Country Music Awards
Apr 19, 2012
Drummer Levon Helm dies after a battle with throat cancer at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. As a member of The Band, he sang lead on "Up On Cripple Creek," ranked among the 500 greatest country singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
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