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Aug 8, 2022
Olivia Newton-John dies at her California home following a lengthy battle with breast cancer. The pop singer and star of "Grease" earned multiple crossover country hits at the start of her career, claiming the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year trophy in 1974
Aug 19, 2022
Songwriter Charles Quillen dies. His credits included Steve Wariner's "By Now," John Schneider's "What's A Memory Like You (Doing In A Love Like This)," David Allan Coe's "She Used To Love Me A Lot" and Ronnie Milsap's "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World"
Aug 22, 2022
Songwriter/drummer Jerry Allison dies. A member of Buddy Holly's Crickets, he played on Holly's recordings as well as hits by Waylon Jennings, Billy Walker and The Everly Brothers. Allison also wrote The Crickets' "That'll Be The Day" and Leo Sayer's "More Than I Can Say"
Sep 10, 2022
Dr. Paul Kwami dies. He was the director of The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a university choir that was featured in Rodney Atkins' 2018 single "Caught Up In The Country"
Sep 21, 2022
Former studio guitarist Ray Edenton dies. As a member of the A-Team of Nashville musicians, he played on a ream of hits, including Conway Twitty's "Linda On My Mind," David Allan Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," George Jones' "The Grand Tour" and Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler"
Sep 22, 2022
Guitarist Ray Edenton dies. A member of the A-Team of Nashville studio players in the 1960s, his hit list included Connie Smith's "Once A Day," George Jones' "The Grand Tour," Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" and Roger Miller's "King Of The Road"
Sep 28, 2022
Joe Chambers, who founded the Musicians Hall of Fame, dies at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. He also wrote two Ricky Van Shelton hits: "I Meant Every Word He Said" and "Somebody Lied"
Oct 4, 2022
Loretta Lynn dies in her sleep at home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. She brought a brash honesty to the genre, never losing the humble outlook of her rural youth, documented in "Coal Miner's Daughter." Lynn was the first women to win the CMA's Entertainer of the Year in 1972 and joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988
Oct 6, 2022
Jody Miller dies. She notched six Top 10 singles from 1965-1973, including "Queen Of The House," a Grammy-winning female version of Roger Miller's "King Of The Road"
Oct 10, 2022
Anita Kerr dies. The leader of The Anita Kerr Singers, she played a major role in the supporting music of numerous 1960s country hits, including Bobby Bare's "Detroit City," Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John," Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go" and Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World"
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