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Nov 24, 1975
Asher Sizemore dies in DeQueen, Arkansas. Along with his son, Little Jimmy Sizemore, he was one-half of a duo that maintained a regular slot on the Grand Ole Opry for a decade beginning in 1932
Jan 22, 1976
Pop songwriter Edgar Leslie dies in New York City. Later in the year, his song "Among My Souvenirs" is revived by Marty Robbins as a country hit
Jan 28, 1976
Fiddler Skeeter Willis dies in a Nashville hospital. He was a member of The Willis Brothers, who played on numerous Eddy Arnold hits and backed Hank Williams on his first recording session
Mar 1, 1976
Record executive David Kapp dies at Doctors Hospital in New York City. The younger brother of Decca Records founder Jack Kapp, he oversaw the company's country activities from 1935-1951, and later founded his own label, Kapp Records
Mar 16, 1976
Songwriter Arthur Gunter dies in Port Huron, Michigan. He authored one of Elvis Presley's earliest hits, "Baby, Let's Play House"
Jun 25, 1976
Songwriter Johnny Mercer dies in Los Angeles. Noted for writing such pop classics as "Days Of Wine And Roses" and "Moon River," he also co-founded Capitol Records, a launching pad for such acts as Keith Urban, Merle Haggard and Garth Brooks. Tom T. Hall will have a country hit with Mercer's song "P.S. I Love You"
Jul 24, 1976
Guitarist Charlotte "Rosie" Ledford dies in DeLand, Florida. She was a member of The Coon Creek Girls, the first all-female stringband, which also became the first country act to perform at the White House
Aug 9, 1976
Texas Playboys fiddler Jesse Ashlock dies in Austin, Texas. An original member of Bob Wills' western swing band, he played on such classics as "New San Antonio Rose," "Cherokee Maiden," "Ida Red" and "Right Or Wrong"
Aug 29, 1976
Blues man Jimmy Reed dies of an epileptic seizure while on tour in Oakland, California. His 1961 recording "Bright Lights, Big City" became a country hit after Sonny James recorded it in 1971
Aug 31, 1976
Vocalist and banjo player Buell Kazee dies of a heart attack in Winchester, Kentucky. He recorded around 50 numbers for Brunswick during the late-1920s. Three of them appeared in the landmark album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
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