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    • Apr 17, 1991
    Lyricist Jack Yellen dies in Concord, New York. He wrote The Blue Sky Boys' "Are You From Dixie?" and Red Foley's "Alabama Jubilee"
    Apr 28, 1991
    Actor Ken Curtis dies in Fresno, California. A member of The Sons Of The Pioneers from 1949-1953, he was best known as Festus on TV's "Gunsmoke" and Monk on "Have Gun, Will Travel"
    May 1, 1991
    Western singer and actor Walter Shrum dies in Fresno, California. He appeared in movies with Gene Autry and Tex Ritter and had a 1945 country hit with "Triflin' Gal"
    May 23, 1991
    Songwriter Ernie Lee dies in Florida following a stroke. He co-wrote Pee Wee King's 1949 country hit "Tennessee Tears"
    May 24, 1991
    Guitarist Gene Clark dies of a heart attack at home in Sherman Oaks, California. He was a co-founder of The Byrds and had two stints in the band before its country-rock period. He also worked with Vern Gosdin, Glen Campbell and Bernie Leadon
    Aug 28, 1991
    Ronnie Self, best known for writing Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry," dies in Springfield, Missouri. He also penned her hits "Sweet Nothin's" and "Everybody Loves Me But You," plus Billy Walker's 1963 country hit "Circumstances"
    Sep 4, 1991
    Singer/songwriter Dottie West dies at the Vanderbilt Medical Center five days after an auto accident in Nashville. Her career featured sporadic hits from 1963 through the early-1980s, including "Country Sunshine," "A Lesson In Leavin'" and several duets with Kenny Rogers. She joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018
    Sep 8, 1991
    Songwriter Alex North dies of pancreatic cancer in Pacific Palisades, California. He wrote "Unchained Melody," which became a country hit for Elvis Presley
    Oct 16, 1991
    Lloyd George--a.k.a. Ken Marvin--dies in Livingston, Tennessee. He was the first to play Lonzo, of the Grand Ole Opry comedy team Lonzo & Oscar. The duo was best known for its 1948 release "I'm My Own Grandpa"
    Oct 17, 1991
    Tennessee Ernie Ford dies of a liver disease in Reston, Virginia. Mixing country and gospel recordings during a lengthy career, he was best known for "Sixteen Tons." He joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1990, bless his little pea-pickin' heart



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