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    • Oct 16, 1984
    Banjo player Don Reno dies from circulation problems in Charlottesville, Virginia. With partner Red Smiley, Reno & Smiley had created a significant bluegrass duo in 1950 which reached its peak in the late '50s and early '60s
    Oct 24, 1984
    Gene Sullivan dies in Oklahoma City. He joined Wiley Walker to form a duo, recording the original version of "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" and notching a hit with "Make Room In Your Heart For A Friend"
    Oct 25, 1984
    Johnnie Lee Wills dies at Tulsa's St. John Medical Center. The younger brother of Bob Wills, he played with the Texas Playboys prior to starting his own band, which earned a 1941 hit with the original version of "Milk Cow Blues"
    Oct 28, 1984
    Former Orleans drummer Wells Kelly dies of asphyxiation in London, while touring as a member of Meat Loaf's band. Kelly played on the original pop version of "Still The One," a 1977 country hit for Bill Anderson
    Nov 13, 1984
    Singer/songwriter Don Addrisi dies of pancreatic cancer in California. One-half of the pop duo The Addrisi Brothers, he joined younger sibling Dick Addrisi to write The Association's 1967 pop hit "Never My Love," re-cast as a country single by Vern Gosdin in 1978
    Dec 6, 1984
    Songwriter Mann Curtis dies in Marin County, California. Just two years prior, Willie Nelson had revived "Let It Be Me," a song Curtis wrote for The Everly Brothers
    Dec 22, 1984
    Songwriter Edith Lindeman dies in Richmond, Virginia. She was a co-writer of "Little Things Mean A Lot," a 1978 country hit for Margo Smith
    Dec 29, 1984
    Pop songwriter Leo Robin dies in Woodland Hills, California. A co-writer of "Thanks For The Memory" and "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend," he also wrote Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," which Willie Nelson covers for the soundtrack of the 1992 movie "Honeymoon In Vegas"
    Jan 14, 1985
    Katie Maple Wilburn, mother of The Wilburn Brothers, dies at age 80 in Franklin, Tennessee, after an extended illness. Teddy and Doyle Wilburn had often closed their Grand Ole Opry performances by simply saying, "Good night, Mom"
    Jan 18, 1985
    Steel guitarist Frankie Marvin dies in Valencia, California. He played on such hits as Gene Autry's "You Are My Sunshine," Al Dexter's "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry" and Tex Ritter's "Jingle Jangle Jingle"



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