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    • Apr 11, 2015
    Bill Arhos, who founded the PBS show "Austin City Limits," dies in Austin. Among the artists who appeared on the program during its first 40 years are Willie Nelson, Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney and Eric Church
    Apr 17, 2015
    Songwriter Nancy Montgomery dies of colon cancer. She authored The McCarters' "The Gift," Eddy Raven's "I Wanna Hear It From You" and Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White's "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This"
    Apr 24, 2015
    Songwriter Sid Tepper dies at his home in Miami Beach, Florida. Among his country titles were Pee Wee King's "Busybody," Marty Robbins' "Stairway Of Love" and Johnny Bond's "Love Song In 32 Bars"
    Apr 26, 2015
    Mandolin player Ruth Poe Weir dies in Nashville. She was a member of The Poe Sisters, who were part of the Grand Ole Opry cast for two years in the mid-1940s
    Apr 30, 2015
    Video director Steven Goldmann dies at his home in Woodland Hills, California. He won awards for overseeing such clips as Faith Hill's "This Kiss," Alan Jackson's "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" and Collin Raye's "I Think About You"
    Apr 30, 2015
    R&B singer/songwriter Ben E. King dies in Hackensack, New Jersey. A former member of The Drifters, he co-wrote his signature solo single, "Stand By Me," which became a country hit in 1980 in the hands of Mickey Gilley
    May 9, 2015
    Fiddler Johnny Gimble dies in Dripping Springs, Texas. A five-time winner of the Country Music Association's Instrumentalist of the Year, he played on such hits as Bob Wills' "Faded Love," George Strait's "Ocean Front Property" and Merle Haggard's "Ramblin' Fever," joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018
    May 21, 2015
    Bass player Louis Johnson dies in Las Vegas. One-half of the R&B band The Brothers Johnson, he played on recordings by Michael Jackson and Michael McDonald, plus country hits by T.G. Sheppard and Bill Anderson
    Jun 1, 2015
    Folk singer/songwriter Jean Ritchie dies at her home in Berea, Kentucky. A recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship, she was an influence on The Judds
    Jun 6, 2015
    Ronnie Gilbert, formerly of the folk group The Weavers, dies in Mill Valley, California. The quartet earned a country hit with the 1951 single "On Top Of Old Smoky." Gilbert co-wrote Jimmie Rodgers' country hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On"



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