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May 1, 1988
Songwriter Claude DeMetrius dies in New York City. He wrote Elvis Presley's "Hard Headed Woman" and "I Was The One," plus Marvin Rainwater's "Nothin' Needs Nothin' (Like I Need You)"
Jun 10, 1988
Western author Louis L'Amour dies in Glendale, California. Eight years earlier, he was namechecked in Ed Bruce's country hit "The Last Cowboy Song"
Jun 10, 1988
Harmonica player Herman Crook dies at Nashville's Park View Medical Center. He was a member of The Crook Brothers, who debuted on the Grand Ole Opry during the radio show's first year. Crook continued playing the Opry until his death, making him the final link to the original cast
Jun 18, 1988
Bass player Jake Tullock dies at Blount County Hospital in Maryville, Tennessee. He was a longtime member of Flatt & Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys and played on "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett"
Jul 19, 1988
Bass player Johnny Miller dies in Los Angeles. As a member of The King Cole Trio, he played on two songs that appeared in 1944 on an early version of the Billboard country chart: "Straighten Up And Fly Right" and "I Can't See For Lookin'"
Jul 29, 1988
Steel guitar player Pete Drake dies from a lung ailment at his home in Brentwood, Tennessee. In addition to playing on records by Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Roger Miller and Tammy Wynette, he produced B.J. Thomas in the early-1980s. In 2022, Drake becomes a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
Aug 20, 1988
Leon McAuliffe dies at Tulsa's St. Francis Hospital. The steel guitarist made his mark as a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1942, with his 1936 recording of "Steel Guitar Rag" recognized as a touchstone in the instrument's development
Aug 24, 1988
Nat Stuckey dies of lung cancer in Nashville. The singer had only moderate success as an artist in the 1960s and '70s, but wrote Jim Ed Brown's "Pop A Top" and Buck Owens' "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line"
Aug 30, 1988
Percussionist Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen dies from a brain aneurysm during a concert at Talk Of The Town in Vallejo, California. As a member of War, he co-wrote "Low Rider," bringing him co-writing credit on the Thomas Rhett country hit "Vacation," which uses a similar riff
Sep 6, 1988
Singer/songwriter Autry Inman dies at Nashville's Vanderbilt Medical Center. As a recording artist, he had hits with 1953's "That's All Right" and 1968's "Ballad Of Two Brothers." He also wrote The Louvin Brothers' "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby" and Carl Smith's "Mr. Moon"
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