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Jul 13, 1970
Pop songwriter L. Wolfe Gilbert dies following a stroke in Los Angeles just two years after Billy Walker revived his 1920s hit "Ramona" in country music
Sep 5, 1970
Curley Williams dies in Montgomery, Alabama. He wrote Hank Williams' "Half As Much," and recorded for Columbia as the leader of the Georgia Peach Pickers
Sep 18, 1970
Psychedelic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix dies of a drug overdose in London. The influential musician is the inspiration for Billy Joel's song "Shameless," covered by Garth Brooks. Hendrix is also referenced in Wynonna's "Girls With Guitars"
Oct 4, 1970
Rock vocalist Janis Joplin is found dead of a heroin overdose at the Landmark Hotel in Los Angeles. Her version of Kris Kristofferson's "Me And Bobby McGee" becomes a posthumous hit, and her "Piece Of My Heart" is later remade country by Faith Hill
Jan 1, 1971
Songwriter Joseph Lilley dies in North Hollywood, California. A composer for several Elvis Presley movie soundtracks, he's best known for co-writing the western standard "Jingle! Jangle! Jingle!"
Jan 30, 1971
Ernest "Jim" Carter, the original guitarist with The Chuck Wagon Gang, dies of a kidney ailment in Fort Worth. The band's version of "I'll Fly Away" is recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts among the 365 greatest Songs Of The Century
Feb 1, 1971
Lyricist Bob Hilliard dies in Hollywood. Known for "Our Day Will Come," his "Any Day Now" will be revived 11 years later by country singer Ronnie Milsap. Mickey Gilley also remakes his "Bouquet Of Roses"
Feb 7, 1971
Singer and banjo player Moran Lee "Dock" Boggs dies on his 73rd birthday. The coal miner was a country recording pioneer in 1927, and would land one song among the 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
Feb 28, 1971
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith dies of cancer in Louisville. A fiddler whose style was a major influence on bluegrass music, he was a prominent member of the Grand Ole Opry from 1929-1938
Mar 19, 1971
Brenda Lee's longtime manager, Dub Albritton, dies of lung cancer, at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. Albritton was a co-writer of her signature hit, "I'm Sorry"
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