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    • Nov 11, 1993
    Big band figure Erskine Hawkins dies at his home in Willingboro, New Jersey. A trumpet player and band leader, he appeared on the country charts during 1944 with his crossover hit "Don't Cry, Baby"
    Nov 16, 1993
    Banjo player Joe Medford dies. He worked with Charlie Monroe and Mac Wiseman
    Nov 23, 1993
    Western-swing musician Eugene "Smokey" Rogers dies in San Diego. He had a hit in 1949 after recording "A Little Bird Told Me." He also wrote Ferlin Husky's "Gone" and Spade Cooley's "Shame On You," and played on hits by Cooley and Tex Williams
    Nov 28, 1993
    Songwriter Tommie Connor dies in Farmborough, United Kingdom. Jimmy Boyd earned a Top 10 country hit with Connor's holiday composition, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
    Nov 30, 1993
    David Houston dies of a brain aneurysm at Bossier Medical Center in Bossier City, Louisiana. A Grand Ole Opry member, he earned a Grammy for his signature hit, the 1966 release "Almost Persuaded"
    Dec 17, 1993
    Herman Harper, bass vocalist for the Grand Ole Opry's background group, The Carol Lee Singers, dies. Harper spent 13 years as a member of The Oak Ridge Boys
    Dec 19, 1993
    Drummer Michael Clarke dies of liver failure in Treasure Island, Florida. He was a founding member of The Byrds, but left in 1967, before they recorded the seminal country-rock album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"
    Dec 21, 1993
    Musician and comedian Harold Morrison dies in Springfield, Missouri. He appeared on many of Loretta Lynn's shows and played on her hits "Fist City," "Happy Birthday" and "Blue Kentucky Girl." He was also part of sessions for hits by Kitty Wells, The Browns and Porter Wagoner
    Dec 30, 1993
    Songwriter Mack David dies at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. Primarily a pop songwriter, he also landed songs on the country chart, including Margo Smith's "It Only Hurts For A Little While," Marty Robbins' "The Hanging Tree," The Judds' "Born To Be Blue" and Barbara Mandrell's "Happy Birthday Dear Heartache"
    Jan 8, 1994
    Comedic actor Pat Buttram dies of kidney failure in Los Angeles. He never had a hit record, but he appeared frequently as Gene Autry's sidekick in a series of western movies, including "Mule Train" and "Valley Of Fire"



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