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May 23, 1963
Pop singer Eddy Howard dies of a cerebral hemorrhage. A prolific figure during the 1940s and '50s, he made one appearance in country music's Top 10 with his 1947 recording of "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
Aug 9, 1963
Stuart Gorrell, a public relations director for Chase Manhattan Bank, dies in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He was credited as a co-writer of "Georgia On My Mind," destined to become a country hit 15 years later for Willie Nelson
Aug 23, 1963
Banjo player Milton Estes dies in Oklahoma City. A former member of Pee Wee King's Golden West Cowboys, he also wrote Jimmy Martin's "20/20 Vision"
Aug 27, 1963
Jim Denny dies of cancer in Nashville. While serving as house manager for the Grand Ole Opry, he became an influential talent booker, and joined Webb Pierce in forming Cedarwood Publishing, one of Nashville's first music publishing ventures
Oct 15, 1963
Frank B. Walker, the first president of MGM Records, dies of a heart attack at his Queens, New York, home. The label was the recording home for Hank Williams, and will go on to represent Marie Osmond, Hank Williams Jr. and Mel Tillis
Oct 18, 1963
Harty Taylor, one-half of the duo Karl & Harty, dies. The duo came to prominence via Chicago radio station WLS' weekly variety show, "The National Barn Dance"
Dec 13, 1963
Songwriter Stan Jones dies in Los Angeles, California. He wrote "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky," which became a hit for Vaughn Monroe and for Johnny Cash, as well as the theme song to a Gene Autry western movie
Feb 25, 1964
Lyricist Johnny Burke dies in New York. Known for such standards as "Pennies From Heaven" and "Swing On A Star," he also co-wrote Erroll Garner's "Misty," which becomes a country hit for Ray Stevens in 1975
Apr 5, 1964
General Douglas MacArthur dies at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He gave a speech that inspired Gene Autry to write "Old Soldiers Never Die" in 1951. MacArthur will also be referenced in Bill Anderson's 1970 country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
May 19, 1964
Songwriter Horatio Nicholls dies in London, England. The best known of his 600 compositions is "Among My Souvenirs," remade a dozen years later as a country hit by Marty Robbins
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