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    • Aug 19, 1979
    Dorsey Burnette dies of a heart attack in Canoga Park, California. He was an important figure in the growth of rockabilly through his membership with younger brother Johnny Burnette in the Rock 'N' Roll Trio. Dorsey also wrote the Glen Campbell hit "Hey Little One"
    Sep 19, 1979
    Joe "Fingers" Carr dies in a car accident near his home in Camarillo, California. The former husband of Margaret Whiting, he shared billing with Tennessee Ernie Ford on the 1951 country hit "Tailor Made Woman"
    Oct 28, 1979
    Jimmie Skinner dies of a heart attack at home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He earned three Top 10 singles during the late-1950s in a career that also included on-air radio work and ownership of a Cincinnati record store
    Nov 11, 1979
    Film composer Dimitri Tiomkin dies in London after breaking his hip in a fall. Among the more than 100 movies to feature his music was "High Noon," for which he composed the Tex Ritter-performed theme song
    Dec 9, 1979
    Fiddler Tommy Jackson dies in Nashville. One of the most influential musicians to play the instrument, he took part in recordings by Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Ray Price and Little Jimmy Dickens, among others
    Dec 20, 1979
    Songwriter Benny Davis dies in Miami, Florida. He created two pop hits that had recently been remade in country music: "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You," by Margo Smith; and "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight," by Jim Reeves & Deborah Allen
    Dec 30, 1979
    Broadway songwriter Richard Rodgers dies at his New York City home. Associated with such musicals as "South Pacific," "The Sound Of Music" and "The King And I," his song "Blue Moon" is covered by The Mavericks for the 1995 movie "Apollo 13"
    Jan 19, 1980
    Songwriter Vic McAlpin dies in Nashville. His credits include Jack Greene's "What Locks The Door," Eddy Arnold's "What Is Life Without Love," George Morgan's "Almost" and Roy Drusky's "Another"
    Jan 30, 1980
    Warren Smith dies of a heart attack in Longview, Texas. Following a stint in rockabilly with Sam Phillips' Sun label, he accrued a pair of honky-tonk hits, "I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today" and "Odds And Ends (Bits And Pieces)," in 1960-61
    Feb 19, 1980
    Hard-rock singer/songwriter Bon Scott dies after a night of heavy drinking in London. He sang "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "Highway To Hell" for AC/DC, referenced in Craig Morgan's 2009 country hit "Bonfire"



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