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    • Jul 29, 2018
    Songwriter Ronnie Samoset dies. He authored Doug Stone's "A Jukebox With A Country Song," Sawyer Brown's "(This Thing Called) Wantin' And Havin' It All" and Patty Loveless' "I'm That Kind Of Girl"
    Aug 11, 2018
    Blue Miller dies in Tennessee. He was a founding member of The Gibson/Miller Band, named Top New Group or Duo by the Academy of Country Music in 1994
    Aug 16, 2018
    Aretha Franklin dies of pancreatic cancer at her home in Detroit. The Queen of Soul recorded the original version of "Do Right Woman - Do Right Man," a country hit for Barbara Mandrell, who named her road band The Do-Rites
    Aug 19, 2018
    Polly Lewis dies after battling Parkinson's disease and dementia in Georgia. She was a member of The Lewis Family, a bluegrass gospel act whose record "His Blood Now Covers My Sin" ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 22, 2018
    Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King dies at his Nashville home. King co-wrote "Sweet Home Alabama" and received co-writing credit on the Kid Rock country hit "All Summer Long," built on the "Sweet Home" signature riff
    Aug 22, 2018
    Lazy Lester dies at his home in Paradise, California. His 1958 Excello release "I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter" landed the harmonica player among the 500 greatest singles in country music history, according to the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 26, 2018
    Pop songwriter/producer Tony Hiller dies in London. He enjoyed country hits with Ed Bruce's "Nights" and Margo Smith's "Save Your Kisses For Me"
    Aug 29, 2018
    Pop record producer Tony Camillo dies in Hillsborough, New Jersey. His credits include Gladys Knight & The Pips' "Midnight Train To Georgia," considered one of country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 31, 2018
    Mike Kennedy, the long-time drummer in George Strait's Ace In The Hole Band, dies in a car accident in Lebanon, Tennessee
    Aug 31, 2018
    Record executive Roy Wunsch dies of Alzheimer's disease in Nashville. During a lengthy stint with Sony, he affected the careers of Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Mary Chapin Carpenter



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