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    • Nov 30, 2012
    Former record executive Rick Blackburn dies at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. While running the country divisions for CBS and Atlantic, he had a hand in the careers of Willie Nelson, Ricky Skaggs, Merle Haggard, Rodney Crowell, Tracy Lawrence, Exile and John Michael Montgomery
    Dec 13, 2012
    Drummer Willie Ackerman dies at Nashville's Skyline Medical Center. A member of the Grand Ole Opry and "Hee Haw" house bands, he played on Ray Price's "For The Good Times," Bobby Bare's "Detroit City," Hank Snow's "I've Been Everywhere" and George Jones' "The Grand Tour"
    Dec 18, 2012
    Author Martha Hume dies in her sleep in Nashville. The former editor of Country Music magazine, she wrote "Kenny Rogers: Gambler, Dreamer, Lover" and "You're So Cold I'm Turnin' Blue: Martha Hume's Guide To The Greatest In Country Music"
    Dec 20, 2012
    Writer Larry L. King dies of emphysema in Washington, D.C. He wrote "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas," a 1982 movie vehicle for Dolly Parton
    Dec 29, 2012
    Dobro player Mike Auldridge dies of cancer in Maryland. A key member of the progressive bluegrass band The Seldom Scene, he played on Emmylou Harris' "Making Believe" and on Harris' duet with Linda Ronstadt, "I Never Will Marry"
    Jan 1, 2013
    Patti Page dies in Encinitas, California. A traditional-pop star of the 1950s, she landed numerous songs on the country charts across several decades, including her signature hit, "The Tennessee Waltz"
    Jan 4, 2013
    Sammy Johns dies at Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, North Carolina. The artist behind the 1975 pop hit "Chevy Van," Johns also wrote Waylon Jennings' "America," John Conlee's "Common Man" and Conway Twitty's "Desperado Love"
    Jan 11, 2013
    Rhythm guitarist John Wilkinson dies of cancer at his home in Springfield, Missouri. He played on many of Elvis Presley's 1970s recordings, including "Moody Blue," "Burning Love," "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" and "Way Down"
    Jan 19, 2013
    Baseball Hall of Fame member Stan Musial dies in Ladue, Missouri. A longtime member of the St. Louis Cardinals, he was mentioned in Bill Anderson's 1970 country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
    Jan 30, 2013
    Patty Andrews dies at her home in Northridge, California. She was the last remaining member of The Andrews Sisters, a pop harmony trio that earned country hits in the 1940s and '50s by recording with Bing Crosby and Ernest Tubb



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