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    • Nov 23, 1985
    Cajun singer Al Terry dies. He was best known for his 1954 hit "Good Deal, Lucille"
    Nov 24, 1985
    R&B singer Big Joe Turner dies of a heart attack in Inglewood, California. His 1951 hit "Chains Of Love," written by Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, had been remade for the country charts in 1977 by Mickey Gilley
    Dec 22, 1985
    Tommy Thomas, owner of Los Angeles' Palomino Club, dies
    Dec 30, 1985
    Elsie McWilliams dies at her home in Meridian, Mississippi. The sister-in-law of Jimmie Rodgers, she co-wrote numerous Rodgers songs, including "Blue Yodel No. 7 (Anniversary Blue Yodel)," "Waiting For A Train" and "Daddy And Home," landing a place in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Dec 31, 1985
    Rick Nelson dies in a plane crash outside of DeKalb, Texas. A TV star on "The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet," he crossed between pop and country with his 1950s rockabilly-influenced recordings, including "Stood Up" and "Poor Little Fool"
    Jan 24, 1986
    Movie and Broadway star Gordon MacRae dies of cancer at Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated with the film version of "Oklahoma!," he earned a 1949 pop hit with Jo Stafford by recording "Need You," remade for the country charts in 1967 by Sonny James
    Jan 25, 1986
    Manager Albert Grossman dies of a heart attack on a flight to London, with a lawsuit against former client Bob Dylan still outstanding. In 1987, Dylan, who wrote "It Ain't Me, Babe" during their association, settles with his widow for $2 million
    Feb 10, 1986
    Record producer "Uncle" Art Satherley dies at his home in Fountain Valley, California. Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1971, he ran Columbia Records' country efforts from 1938-1952, producing Bob Wills, Gene Autry, Bill Monroe and others
    Feb 15, 1986
    John Richbourg dies in Nashville. Better known as disc jockey John R., he was a pioneering figure in rhythm & blues music on WLAC in Nashville, and was cited in the Don Williams single "Good Ole Boys Like Me"
    Mar 4, 1986
    Keyboard player Richard Manuel hangs himself at the Quality Inn Motel in Winter Park, Florida. He was a member of The Band, whose "Up On Cripple Creek" is among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book



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