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    • Jan 23, 1993
    Gospel songwriter Thomas A. Dorsey dies of Alzheimer's at his home in Chicago. He was best known for writing "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)," a gospel classic closely associated with Red Foley
    Jan 23, 1993
    Studio owner/recording artist/harmonica player/songwriter Wayne Raney dies of cancer in Batesville, Arkansas. He was best known for his 1949 release "Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me"
    Feb 25, 1993
    Guitarist Toy Caldwell dies of respiratory failure at his home in Moore, South Carolina. A founding member of The Marshall Tucker Band, he wrote the Southern rock band's anthem "Can't You See," a 1976 country hit for Waylon Jennings
    Mar 9, 1993
    Bandleader Bob Crosby dies of cancer in La Jolla, California. A brother to Bing Crosby, he held his own with a flurry of pop hits in the 1930s and '40s, and wrote Pee Wee King's 1952 country hit "Silver And Gold"
    Mar 29, 1993
    Songwriter/guitarist Jim Krueger dies following a battle with pancreatitis in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Months later, his song "We Just Disagree" is revived as a country hit by Billy Dean. The song made its first appearance as a pop recording in 1977, in the hands of Dave Mason
    Mar 31, 1993
    Songwriter Mitchell Parish dies of a stroke in New York. Parish wrote "Stardust," which became the title of a classic Willie Nelson album
    Apr 3, 1993
    Bluegrass vocalist Red Allen dies of cancer in Dayton, Ohio. In addition to solo work, he was a member of The Osborne Brothers during the mid-1950s, appearing on their classic "Ruby, Are You Mad?"
    Apr 19, 1993
    Sax player Steve Douglas dies of heart failure during a Los Angeles session with Ry Cooder. A future inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Douglas played with Glen Campbell on such pop hits as "Be My Baby" and "Da Doo Ron Ron"
    Apr 29, 1993
    Rock musician Mick Ronson dies of cancer-related liver failure in London. Most closely associated with David Bowie, Mott The Hoople and Lou Reed, he co-produced a pair of country hits for David Lynn Jones in the late-1980s
    May 2, 1993
    Mildred Goad, better known as Millie Good, of The Girls Of The Golden West, dies. As the first all-female act to gain national success in country music, they had a handful of hits, topped by 1938's "There's A Silver Moon On The Golden Gate"



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