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    • Mar 6, 1987
    Don Gant dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital following a stroke. A prominent music publisher, he produced Merle Haggard's "The Way I Am" and the Eddy Raven hits "Shine, Shine, Shine" and "You're Never Too Old For Young Love"
    May 3, 1987
    Fiddler Merle Franklin "Red" Taylor dies of cancer at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Saltillo. He made his mark as a member of Little Jimmy Dickens' band, playing on "Hillbilly Fever" and "A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed." Taylor also appeared on Bill Monroe's "Uncle Pen"
    May 12, 1987
    Drummer and vibraphone player Victor Feldman dies in Los Angeles. Mostly used on pop hits by the likes of Steely Dan, Christopher Cross and James Taylor, he also played on Glen Campbell's "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and "Hey Little One"
    Jun 24, 1987
    Actor, comedian and dance band leader Jackie Gleason dies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Best known for his role as Ralph Kramden in the 1950s TV series "The Honeymooners," he wrote Jimmy Dean's 1962 country hit "To A Sleeping Beauty"
    Jun 25, 1987
    Boudleaux Bryant dies of cancer at Knoxville's Baptist Hospital. Bryant was a pioneering Nashville songwriter, whose credits included "Bye Bye Love," "Come Live With Me" and "Hole In My Pocket." He later joins the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Jul 1, 1987
    Pop songwriter Jerry Livingston dies at his home in Beverly Hills. His career included plenty of movie work, plus country hits with Jim Reeves' "Adios Amigo" and The Hoosier Hot Shots' "She Broke My Heart In Three Places"
    Jul 4, 1987
    Piano player Fred "Papa" Calhoun dies in a Fort Worth nursing home. He made his greatest impact as a member of Milton Brown's western swing band, The Musical Brownies, though he would later play with Cliff Bruner and Ted Daffan
    Jul 22, 1987
    Fiddler and banjo player Minnie Ledford dies at Royal Manor Nursing Home in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was a member of The Coon Creek Girls, recognized as the first all-female stringband
    Jul 25, 1987
    Left-handed fiddler Joe Holley dies of pneumonia in Fresno, California. During his tenure in Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he appeared on such recordings as "Stay A Little Longer," "Smoke On The Water" and "Heart To Heart Talk"
    Jul 31, 1987
    Guitarist Kenneth "Thumbs" Carllile dies of a heart attack in Chattanooga. He can still be heard on recordings by Ray Price, Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold



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