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Jan 22, 1973
Former president Lyndon Johnson dies at the LBJ Ranch in Texas. Among the artists he invited to the White House during his term were Eddy Arnold and Buck Owens
Feb 3, 1973
Songwriter Andy Razaf dies of kidney failure at Riverside Hospital in North Hollywood, California. A frequent collaborator with Fats Waller, he co-wrote "Ain't Misbehavin'," which Hank Williams Jr. translates into a country hit in 1986
Mar 2, 1973
Fiddler Joe "Big Red" Hayes dies from a heart ailment in the arms of Vassar Clements at the Free Trade Center in Manchester, New Hampshire, after a performance with Connie Smith. Hayes co-wrote the classic "A Satisfied Mind"
Mar 4, 1973
Scotty Stoneman dies in a Nashville hospital after an alcoholic binge that led him to drink shaving lotion. The son of country pioneer Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, he joined five siblings to create The Stoneman Family, which earned the Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the Year honor in 1967
Mar 8, 1973
Grateful Dead keyboard player Ron "Pigpen" McKernan dies of an abdominal hemorrhage at his apartment in Corte Madera, California. The Dead gets referenced in the 1996 Lonestar hit "No News"
Mar 10, 1973
Kitty Cora Cline dies in Tennessee, at age 96. She was the first female solo star on the Grand Ole Opry, playing dulcimer on the show from 1928-1934
Mar 23, 1973
Actor Ken Maynard dies in Woodland Hills, California. He made almost 90 films as the first of the singing cowboys to hit the silver screen. Maynard paved the way for such figures as Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter and Gene Autry
Apr 8, 1973
Surrealist painter Pablo Picasso dies of heart failure in Mougins, France. He's namechecked in Trick Pony's 2001 country single "Just What I Do"
Apr 12, 1973
Movie producer Arthur Freed dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles. Known for such films as "Annie Get Your Gun," "Gigi" and "Easter Parade," he also co-wrote "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)," a 1947 country hit for Red Ingle & The Natural Seven
May 21, 1973
Trumpeter and bandleader Vaughn Monroe dies in Stuart, Florida. With more than 60 pop hits to his credit from 1940-1954, he also landed in country music with his 1949 recording "Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)"
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