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Jan 19, 1998
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Carl Perkins dies at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee, following a series of strokes. He is recognized as one of the pioneers of rockabilly music, best known for his hit "Blue Suede Shoes"
Jan 22, 1998
David "Skull" Schulman is murdered at Skull's Rainbow Room, a Printers Alley club he owned. Skull had ties to Mel Tillis and Tanya Tucker, and made several appearances on "Hee Haw"
Jan 22, 1998
Bob Mulloy dies of cancer in Nashville. He established an influential music business program at Nashville's Belmont University. Graduates include Trisha Yearwood, Brad Paisley, Lee Ann Womack and Josh Turner
Jan 24, 1998
Justin Tubb dies in Nashville following aortic surgery. The son of Ernest Tubb had three hits as a recording artist, and wrote Hawkshaw Hawkins' "Lonesome 7-7203" and Highway 101's "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart"
Feb 13, 1998
Booking agent Buddy Lee dies of respiratory failure in Houston, where he was undergoing treatment for lung cancer. His company, Buddy Lee Attractions, worked with Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson and Hank Williams Jr., among others
Feb 17, 1998
Pop songwriter Bob Merrill dies of a self-inflicted gunshot in his car in Culver City, California. He wrote rockabilly singer Jimmie Rodgers' "Honeycomb" and Ernest Tubb's "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry"
Feb 19, 1998
Grandpa Jones dies at McKendree Village in Nashville, seven weeks after suffering a stroke. A longtime Grand Ole Opry star and key member of the "Hee Haw" cast, he was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1978
Feb 20, 1998
Banjo player Old Joe Clark dies in Richmond, Kentucky. He spent 50 years playing Kentucky's "Renfro Valley Barn Dance" and was briefly a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys
Feb 21, 1998
Fiddler Ingrid Fowler dies of cancer in Nashville. She played with The Whites and was a co-founder of The Station Inn, the city's foremost bluegrass club
Apr 3, 1998
Songwriter Jimmie Crane dies in his sleep in Rhode Island. He composed the Margo Smith hit "If I Give My Heart To You" as well as "Hurt," successful on the country charts for Elvis Presley, Connie Cato and Juice Newton
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