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Mar 4, 2016
Joey Martin Feek, of the duo Joey+Rory, dies after a lengthy battle with cancer in Alexandria, Indiana. Named Top New Duo by the Academy of Country Music in 2010, they will earn a Grammy in 2017 with "Hymns That Are Important To Us," released just weeks before her passing
Mar 18, 2016
Singer/songwriter Ned Miller dies in Medford, Oregon. He had three hits as an artist, including "From A Jack To A King," which was remade by Ricky Van Shelton. Among the other hits he wrote were Jim Reeves' "Snow Flake," Bonnie Guitar's "Dark Moon" and Sonny James' "Behind The Tear"
Apr 6, 2016
Merle Haggard dies after a battle with pneumonia in California. A smooth singer, adept guitarist, insightful songwriter and Country Music Hall of Fame member, his legacy includes "Okie From Muskogee," "Workin' Man Blues," "Big City," "Mama Tried" and "Today I Started Loving You Again"
Apr 8, 2016
Songwriter Jack Hammer dies of heart failure in Oakland. He was best known as an author of the Jerry Lee Lewis landmark "Great Balls Of Fire"
Apr 10, 2016
Songwriter Bob Tubert dies in Tennessee. His credits included Eddy Arnold's "Here Comes Heaven," Marty Robbins' "Gardenias In Her Hair" and Sonny James' "You're The Only World I Know"
May 14, 2016
Johnny Sea dies in a plane crash when the wing of his flight nicks a cell phone tower near West, Texas. Sea registered three country hits from 1959-1966, including a decidedly conservative patriotic song, "Day For Decision"
May 17, 2016
Singer/songwriter Guy Clark dies in Nashville. A 2004 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he authored Ricky Skaggs' "Heartbroke," Rodney Crowell's "She's Crazy For Leaving," Vince Gill's "Oklahoma Borderline" and Jerry Jeff Walker's "L.A. Freeway," among others
May 31, 2016
Drummer Rick Vanaugh dies in Nashville with a liver disease. He was a former member of the western-swing group The Time Jumpers
Jun 13, 2016
Bass player Mike Chapman dies at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. His resume included hits by Garth Brooks, BlackHawk, Kathy Mattea and Sammy Kershaw
Jun 13, 2016
Producer/songwriter Chips Moman dies at a hospice facility in LaGrange, Georgia. An author of George Strait's "So Much Like My Dad" and B.J. Thomas' "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song," he produced hits for Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette and Elvis Presley
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