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Jun 20, 2016

Artist manager Bill Ham dies in his sleep at his Austin, Texas, home. Most closely associated with ZZ Top, Ham managed Clint Black during the early part of his career

Jun 21, 2016

Songwriter Freddy Powers dies of Parkinson's disease. Among his compositions were the George Jones hit "I Always Get Lucky With You" and several Merle Haggard singles, including "Let's Chase Each Other Around The Room" and "Natural High"

Jun 21, 2016

Trumpet player Wayne Jackson dies of congestive heart failure at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. A partner with Andrew Love in The Memphis Horns, he played on pop and R&B hits by Elvis Presley, Otis Redding and Peter Gabriel, plus country hits by Kathy Mattea and T.G. Sheppard

Jun 23, 2016

Ralph Stanley dies at his home in Sandy Ridge, Virginia, after battling skin cancer. As a member of The Stanley Brothers, he had a hand in such bluegrass classics as "Rank Stranger," "Angel Band" and "How Far To Little Rock." As a solo act, he earned a Grammy for "O Death," from the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

Jun 28, 2016

Guitarist Scotty Moore dies in Nashville. A 2000 inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he played on scads of Elvis Presley hits, including "Jailhouse Rock," "Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog" and "I Forgot To Remember To Forget"

Jul 16, 2016

Bonnie Brown, of The Browns, dies after a battle with lung cancer at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. The group applied traditional-pop harmonies to country songs in the 1950s and '60s, led by "The Three Bells." The Browns joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015

Jul 17, 2016

Songwriter/producer Gary S. Paxton dies in Branson, Missouri. The producer of Bobby "Boris" Pickett's pop novelty "Monster Mash," Paxton produced Vern Gosdin in the 1970s; played on singles by Stoney Edwards and Waylon Jennings; and wrote Roy Clark's "Honeymoon Feelin'" and Don Gibson's "Woman (Sensuous Woman)"

Jul 21, 2016

Bass player Lewie Steinberg dies of cancer in Memphis. One of the founding members of Booker T. & The MG's, he contributed to William Bell's "You Don't Miss Your Water," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Jul 31, 2016

Musician/producer Clyde Brooks dies. He directed Perfect Stranger's 1995 country hit "You Have The Right To Remain Silent" and played drums on Dolly Parton's "Light Of A Clear Blue Morning," Barbara Mandrell's "Fooled By A Feeling" and George Strait's "Fool Hearted Memory"

Aug 5, 2016

Songwriter Richard Fagan dies in Nashville after battling liver cancer. He authored John Michael Montgomery's "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" and "Be My Baby Tonight," as well as Moe Bandy's "Americana" and Clay Walker's "Only On Days That End In 'Y'"

The Ultimate Country Music Database

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