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    • Apr 23, 2012
    Bass player Chris Ethridge dies after battling pancreatic cancer in Meridian, Mississippi. A founding member of The Flying Burrito Brothers, he also played on numerous Willie Nelson hits, including "Whiskey River," "All Of Me" and "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain"
    Apr 29, 2012
    Kenny Roberts dies at home in Athol, Massachusetts. Nicknamed the King of the Yodelers, he earned several hits in 1949 and 1950, including "I Never See Maggie Alone," "Jealous Heart" and "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone"
    May 6, 2012
    Comedian George "Goober" Lindsey dies in Nashville. A regular on "The Andy Griffith Show," he spent 20 years as a cast member on "Hee Haw"
    May 8, 2012
    Mandolin player Everett Lilly dies at his home in Cedar Creek, West Virginia. He played on Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' "'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered"
    May 13, 2012
    Bass player Donald "Duck" Dunn dies in Tokyo, Japan. The Memphis musician played on Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," ranked among country's all-time greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    May 16, 2012
    Bluegrass banjo player Doug Dillard dies in Nashville. His group The Dillards made numerous appearances on "The Andy Griffith Show" as The Darlings. Dillard played on several Glen Campbell hits, including "Hey Little One" and "Gentle On My Mind"
    May 17, 2012
    Donna Summer dies of cancer in Englewood, Florida. Known as the Queen of Disco, she wrote Dolly Parton's 1980 country hit "Starting Over Again"
    May 20, 2012
    The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies of cancer in London. The pop artist was a co-writer of several country hits, including Olivia Newton-John's "Come On Over," Susie Allanson's "Words" and Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's "Islands In The Stream"
    May 29, 2012
    Guitarist Doc Watson dies at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, after abdominal surgery. A participant in The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's landmark album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," he won seven Grammy awards during his career
    Jun 4, 2012
    Bass vocalist Herb Reed dies in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the last surviving original member of The Platters, a doo-wop act whose song "Only You (And You Alone)" was remade as a country hit in 1981 by Reba McEntire



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