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Oct 28, 2022

Jerry Lee Lewis dies at his home in Mississippi, 12 days after he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He combined flashy piano-playing with a wild personality and drawling vocal delivery to become a rock & roll pioneer and a country star, known for "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On," "Great Balls Of Fire" and "Middle Age Crazy"

Oct 30, 2022

Keyboard player Jerry Whitehurst dies. A member of the "Hee Haw" house band, he played on country hits by Dolly Parton, Marty Robbins and Roy Clark

Nov 7, 2022

Guitarist Jeff Cook dies after a battle with Parkinson's disease at his home in Destin, Florida. He was a founding member of Alabama, who led groups to prominence after breaking out with their country/rock hybrid in the 1980s. The band was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005

Nov 17, 2022

Producer Ken Mansfield dies. He directed a number of recordings by Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, including Jennings' "Are You Ready For The Country" and Colter's "I'm Not Lisa"

Jan 12, 2023

Lisa Marie Presley dies from cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas, California. She was the lone child of Elvis Presley

Jan 18, 2023

David Crosby dies. He was a founding member of both Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and The Byrds. The latter band became a seminal act in the development of country/rock following Crosby's departure

Feb 8, 2023

Songwriter Burt Bacharach dies at his home in Los Angeles. Known for his complex, melancholy melodies, he extended a large pop catalog with a number of country hits, including Ronnie Milsap's "Any Day Now," Sonny James' "Only Love Can Break A Heart" and Marty Robbins' "The Story Of My Life"

Feb 15, 2023

Actress Raquel Welch dies. Known for her roles in "Myra Breckenridge," "Fantastic Voyage" and "The Three Musketeers," she was referenced in the 1972 Loretta Lynn single "One's On The Way"

Feb 17, 2023

Songwriter/producer Kyle Jacobs dies from a self-inflicted gun shot at the Nashville home he shares with wife Kellie Pickler. Jacobs co-produced Lee Brice and also wrote Garth Brooks' "More Than A Memory," Tim McGraw's "Still" and The Eli Young Band's "Dust"

Mar 4, 2023

Bass player Michael Rhodes dies at his home in Nashville. One of the city's key studio musicians, he played on hits by Brooks & Dunn, Lee Ann Womack, Trisha Yearwood, George Strait and Vince Gill, among others

The Ultimate Country Music Database

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From George Jones to George Strait, from the Carter Family to Carrie Underwood, from Johnny Cash to Jason Aldean, from Hank Williams to HARDY, from Merle Haggard to Miranda Lambert.

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