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Apr 22, 2008
Singer/songwriter Paul Davis dies of a heart attack at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi. He collaborated on hits with Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker and wrote "Bop," "One Love At A Time" and "Meet Me In Montana"
May 1, 2008
Jim Hager, of The Hager Twins, dies in Nashville after suffering a heart attack in the parking lot at the Frothy Monkey coffeehouse. Jim and brother Jon were a musical and comedic staple of the long-running TV series "Hee Haw"
May 5, 2008
Jerry Wallace dies of congestive heart failure at his home in Victorville, California. Originally a pop artist, he secured five Top 15 country hits in the 1970s, including the #1 single "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry"
May 15, 2008
Publisher Al Gallico dies of cardiac arrest at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. A member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, he handled such copyrights as "Stand By Your Man," "Ring Of Fire" and "Let Me Be There"
Jul 16, 2008
Pop singer Jo Stafford dies of congestive heart failure at her home in Century City, California. She earned a pair of country hits in 1947, singing on Red Ingle's "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)" and her own "Feudin' And Fightin'"
Aug 11, 2008
Steel player Don Helms dies of an apparent heart attack at Nashville's Skyline Medical Center. The last of the original Drifting Cowboys, he appeared on hits by Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Ray Price and Loretta Lynn
Aug 15, 2008
Former Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler dies of a heart ailment at his home in Sarasota, Florida. He produced Willie Nelson's "Bloody Mary Morning," plus records by Dusty Springfield, Solomon Burke and Aretha Franklin, among others
Aug 21, 2008
Drummer Buddy Harman dies of congestive heart failure at his Nashville home. A member of the A-Team of session musicians, he played on hits by Elvis Presley, Loretta Lynn, The Everly Brothers and Patsy Cline
Feb 3, 2009
Steel guitarist Tom Brumley dies from a heart attack at San Antonio's Northeast Baptist Hospital. A former Buckaroo, he played on numerous Buck Owens classics, plus hits by Dwight Yoakam and Rick Nelson
Jun 25, 2009
Pop star Michael Jackson dies of cardiac arrest at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. His song "We Are The World" brought Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers in on a mass-artist project to combat famine in Africa
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