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Nov 26, 2018
Songwriter Casey Anderson dies in Nashville. He co-wrote the Merle Haggard hit "The Fugitive" with his wife, Liz Anderson. He was also the father of Lynn Anderson
Nov 30, 2018
Former president George H.W. Bush dies at his home in Houston. An avid country fan, he was supported at campaign rallies during his 1988 run for office by the likes of Loretta Lynn, Lee Greenwood, Moe Bandy, Crystal Gayle and The Oak Ridge Boys
Dec 4, 2018
Record executive, producer and guitarist Kelso Herston dies in Nashville. A former Nashville chief for United Artists and Capitol, he produced hits for Sonny James, Ferlin Husky and Del Reeves, and added guitar to singles by George Jones, Leroy Van Dyke and Billy "Crash" Craddock
Dec 6, 2018
Floyd Parton dies. The brother of Dolly Parton, he authored her duet with Ricky Van Shelton, "Rockin' Years"
Dec 14, 2018
Bass player Joe Osborn dies of pancreatic cancer at his home in Greenwood, Louisiana. A member of Los Angeles' Wrecking Crew, he racked up country studio credits after relocating in Nashville. His hit list includes singles by Ricky Skaggs, Merle Haggard, The Oak Ridge Boys, Kenny Rogers and Hank Williams Jr.
Dec 15, 2018
Songwriter Jerry Chesnut dies in Nashville. A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he authored the Elvis Presley/Travis Tritt song "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" and George Jones' "A Good Year For The Roses"
Dec 22, 2018
Songwriter Jimmy Work dies at his home in Dukedom, Tennessee, near the Kentucky border. He authored Red Foley's "Tennessee Border," plus "Makin' Believe," a hit for Kitty Wells in 1955 and for Emmylou Harris in 1977
Dec 31, 2018
Ray Sawyer dies in his sleep in Daytona Beach, Florida. He was the lead singer for Dr. Hook, a pop band that came to prominence in the early 1970s with two hits that led to country covers: Bobby Bare's "Sylvia's Mother" and Buck Owens' "On The Cover Of The Music City News"
Jan 3, 2019
Steve Ripley dies of cancer at his home in Pawnee, Oklahoma. A former studio owner, he was the lead singer for The Tractors, who earned a 1994 country hit with the hybrid sound of "Baby Likes To Rock It"
Jan 5, 2019
Songwriter Phil Thomas dies. He authored Gene Watson's "Drinkin' My Way Back Home," plus songs recorded by George Strait, Alabama and Johnny Paycheck
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