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    • Jul 31, 2014
    Guitarist Velma Williams Smith dies in Madison, Tennessee. Inducted six months earlier in the Musicians Hall of Fame, she played on Bobby Bare's "Detroit City," Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World" and Don Gibson's "Oh Lonesome Me"
    Aug 1, 2014
    Music executive Jimmy Key dies in Nashville. The owner of Newkeys publishing, he signed Tom T. Hall to his first songwriting deal and wrote a pair of Dave Dudley hits, "Last Day In The Mines" and "Please Let Me Prove (My Love For You)"
    Sep 10, 2014
    Songwriter/producer Jerry Cupit dies after a battle with cancer. He co-wrote and produced Ken Mellons' 1994 hit "Jukebox Junkie"
    Sep 17, 2014
    George Hamilton IV dies at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, days after suffering a heart attack. Added to the Grand Ole Opry cast in 1961, his folk-tinged brand of country included the #1 single "Abilene." He was among the first U.S. country stars to consistently court an overseas audience
    Sep 24, 2014
    Priscilla Hubbard dies in Tennessee. The widow of Jerry Reed, she earned a hit under the name Priscilla Mitchell by pairing with Roy Drusky on the 1965 single "Yes, Mr. Peters." She also contributed backing vocals to records by Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Rodriguez and Connie Smith
    Oct 18, 2014
    Songwriter Paul Craft dies at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville. Among his best-known titles were Moe Bandy's "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life," Mark Chesnutt's "Brother Jukebox" and Bobby Bare's "Dropkick Me, Jesus"
    Dec 4, 2014
    Songwriter/producer Bob Montgomery dies of Parkinson's disease in Lee's Summit, Missouri. The author of Eddy Arnold's "Misty Blue" and Patsy Cline's "Back In Baby's Arms," he produced hits for Joe Diffie, Vern Gosdin and Waylon Jennings
    Dec 11, 2014
    Vocalist Dawn Sears, of The Time Jumpers, dies from lung cancer in Gallatin, Tennessee. She was a background singer on Vince Gill's "Which Bridge To Cross (Which Bridge To Burn)"
    Dec 14, 2014
    Soprano vocalist Millie Kirkham dies in Nashville following a stroke. An in-demand session singer, she contributed to a ton of Elvis Presley hits, as well as Ferlin Husky's "Gone," Don Gibson's "Blue Blue Day," Hank Snow's "I've Been Everywhere" and George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
    Dec 18, 2014
    Songwriter Larry Henley dies in Nashville. The former lead singer for the 1960s pop act The Newbeats, he wrote Tammy Wynette's "'Til I Get It Right," Tanya Tucker's "Lizzie And The Rainman" and Gary Morris' "The Wind Beneath My Wings"



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