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    • Aug 30, 2016
    Fiddler Hoot Hester dies of cancer. A founding member of The Time Jumpers, he spent several years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry house band. Hester played on hits by Steve Wariner, Gene Watson and Conway Twitty
    Sep 1, 2016
    Fred Hellerman, formerly of the folk group The Weavers, dies at his home in Weston, Connecticut. He was a member of the act when it netted a 1951 country hit with "On Top Of Old Smoky." He also wrote Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On," Jimmie Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and Don Williams' "I'm Just A Country Boy"
    Sep 1, 2016
    Songwriter Kacey Jones dies of cancer in Nashville. A solo artist and member of the comic trio Ethel & The Shameless Hussies, she wrote Mickey Gilley's 1985 hit "I'm The One Mama Warned You About"
    Sep 9, 2016
    Guitarist Al Caiola dies at a nursing home in Allendale, New Jersey. An easy-listening recording artist in his own right, he plays on a handful of Marty Robbins country hits, including "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)," plus pop hits by Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin and Neil Sedaka
    Sep 21, 2016
    Songwriter John D. Loudermilk dies of a heart attack at his home in Christiana, Tennessee. A 1976 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he wrote Stonewall Jackson's "Waterloo," George Hamilton IV's "Abilene" and Eddy Arnold's "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
    Sep 25, 2016
    Grand Ole Opry member Jean Shepard dies in Nashville. A 2011 inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame, she used a honky-tonk sound to become a pioneer among female country acts, best known for the singles "Slippin' Away," "Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar)" and a Ferlin Husky duet, "A Dear John Letter"
    Sep 25, 2016
    Pop singer/songwriter Rod Temperton dies in his London home of cancer. He wrote hits for Michael Jackson, George Benson and The Brothers Johnson. His ballad "Always And Forever," made famous by Heatwave, was cited in the lyrics of Bryan White's 1996 country hit "That's Another Song"
    Oct 30, 2016
    Songwriter Curly Putman dies in Lebanon, Tennessee. He authored Porter Wagoner's "Green, Green Grass Of Home," Tammy Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," Moe Bandy's "It's A Cheating Situation" and George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
    Nov 3, 2016
    Pop singer Kay Starr dies at her Los Angeles home after a battle with Alzheimer's. Peaking in the 1940s and '50s, she landed country hits by teaming with Tennessee Ernie Ford on "Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own" and "I'll Never Be Free"
    Nov 13, 2016
    Leon Russell dies in his sleep at his Nashville home. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he played piano on hits by Glen Campbell, Eric Clapton and The Byrds. He also joined Willie Nelson on the 1979 country duet "Heartbreak Hotel"



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