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    • Oct 17, 1976
    Bass player Ernie Newton dies in Nashville. He graced Red Foley's "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy," Hank Snow's "I'm Moving On," Kitty Wells' "Makin' Believe," Webb Pierce's "In The Jailhouse Now" and Johnny & Jack's "Poison Love," among others
    Dec 20, 1976
    Lyricist Ned Washington dies in Los Angeles. He authored "The Nearness Of You," "Rawhide" and "When You Wish Upon A Star," plus the Oscar-winning Tex Ritter classic "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)"
    Jan 2, 1977
    Pop musician and songwriter Erroll Garner dies of emphysema in Los Angeles. He wrote the classic "Misty," which Ray Stevens remade as a country hit in 1975
    Jan 6, 1977
    Texas Playboys fiddler Keith Coleman dies of cancer in Chickasha, Oklahoma. He played on the Bob Wills classic "Faded Love" in 1950 and worked with Hank Thompson and Ray Price
    Feb 9, 1977
    Big-band leader Buddy Johnson dies of a brain tumor in New York City. In 1944, his single "When My Man Comes Home" appeared on an early Billboard country chart. He also wrote the classic "Since I Fell For You," a 1976 country hit for Charlie Rich
    Feb 20, 1977
    Music executive and songwriter Troy Martin dies of a stroke. He helped discover Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price and Carl Smith, and co-wrote Ernest Tubb's "Daddy When Is Mommy Coming Home"
    Mar 22, 1977
    Stoney Cooper dies in Nashville. Along with wife Wilma Cooper, he spent three decades as part of one of country music's strongest duos. They joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1957 and grabbed three Top 10 hits in 1959, including "There's A Big Wheel"
    Apr 11, 1977
    Songwriter Eddie Miller dies of a heart attack at his Nashville home. A 1975 addition to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, his credits include: Ray Price's "Release Me," Eddy Arnold's "After Loving You" and Ernest Tubb's "Thanks A Lot"
    Apr 14, 1977
    Vito Pellettieri dies in Nashville after suffering a stroke. A longtime stage manager of the Grand Ole Opry, he helped George D. Hay develop the radio show's format after his appointment in 1934. During his tenure, Pellettieri also co-wrote Roy Acuff's hit "Unloved And Unclaimed"
    May 31, 1977
    Lloyd Perryman dies in Colorado Springs. He was an original member of the western harmony quartet The Sons Of The Pioneers, whose signature songs "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" propelled them into the Country Music Hall of Fame



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