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Aug 5, 1962
Marilyn Monroe dies of a drug overdose at her home in Los Angeles. The actress is remembered in Faith Hill's country hit "The Secret Of Life," Hank Williams Jr.'s "Born To Boogie" and Keith Urban's "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
Sep 9, 1962
Songwriter Tex Owens dies of a heart attack in New Baden, Texas. The brother of Texas Ruby, he wrote the cowboy classic "The Cattle Call"
Oct 23, 1962
Western-swing guitarist Leon Chappelear dies of a self-inflicted gunshot in Gladewater, Texas. He played on Jimmie Davis' 1940 classic "You Are My Sunshine"
Jan 24, 1963
Pop songwriter Otto Harbach dies in New York City. Best known for co-writing "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," he experienced country hits in the 1950s when Slim Whitman revived "Indian Love Call" and "Rose-Marie"
Jan 25, 1963
Kansas City disc jockey "Cactus" Jack Call dies in a car accident. To raise money for his family, several country artists perform a benefit concert in March, including Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Dottie West and George Jones
Mar 5, 1963
A plane crash in Camden, Tennessee, claims the lives of Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and pilot Randy Hughes as they return to Nashville from a charity concert in Kansas City
Mar 7, 1963
Jack Anglin dies in an auto accident on the way to Patsy Cline's memorial service in Nashville. A former member of The Anglin Brothers trio, he joined Johnnie Wright to create Johnnie & Jack, earning hits from 1951-1958
Mar 21, 1963
Songwriter Arthur Q. Smith is found dead in the Knoxville hotel room he rents. His legacy includes Ernest Tubb's "Missing In Action" and the future Ricky Skaggs hit "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could"
Mar 29, 1963
Texas Ruby dies in a trailer fire in Nashville while her husband, Curly Fox, is playing the Grand Ole Opry. The two began working together in the 1930s, becoming a significant touring act the following decade
Apr 28, 1963
David "Dad" Carter dies in Oklahoma City. He founded the Southern gospel group The Chuck Wagon Gang, whose "After The Sunrise" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
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