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    • Feb 21, 1984
    Guitarist Herman Arnspiger dies in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, nursing home. During his tenure with Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he took part in recording "Maiden's Prayer," "Right Or Wrong" and "New San Antonio Rose," among others
    Mar 3, 1984
    Rockabilly performer Roy Hall dies in Nashville. He was the first to record what became a huge Jerry Lee Lewis hit, "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On"
    Mar 16, 1984
    George "Shug" Fisher dies in Woodland Hills, California. He played bass with the Sons Of The Pioneers for several years during World War II, though he was not one of the original members enshrined in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Mar 25, 1984
    Songwriter Tom Jans dies in Brentwood, California, months after a significant motorcycle accident. Three years earlier, his song "Lovin' Arms" was a country hit for the late Elvis Presley
    Apr 1, 1984
    Marvin Gaye is shot to death by his father at their Los Angeles home. Nicknamed the Prince of Soul, the former Motown star gets referenced in the first verse of Thomas Rhett's 2015 country single "Die A Happy Man"
    Apr 6, 1984
    Pop songwriter Jimmy Kennedy dies in Cheltenham, England. He wrote Gene Autry's "South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)," plus Hank Snow's "Down The Trail Of Achin' Hearts" and Narvel Felts' "My Prayer"
    Apr 24, 1984
    Songwriter and band leader Gordon Jenkins dies of Lou Gehrig's disease in Malibu, California. Five months later, Tom T. Hall earns a country hit with Jenkins' composition "P.S. I Love You"
    May 9, 1984
    Nudie Cohn dies at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California. The tailor, known for his rhinestone-studded outfits, designed stage gear for Elvis Presley, Porter Wagoner, Lefty Frizzell and Webb Pierce, among others
    May 26, 1984
    Onie Wheeler, the harmonica player in Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, dies of cardiac arrest during videotaping of "Grand Ole Gospel Time" on the stage at the Grand Ole Opry House
    Jun 15, 1984
    Pop songwriter Meredith Willson dies in Santa Monica, California. Known for the play "The Music Man" and the song "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas," he also wrote Eddy Arnold's country hit "May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You"



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