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    • Jun 25, 2006
    Record producer Arif Mardin dies of pancreatic cancer in New York. Noted for his work with Aretha Franklin, The Bee Gees and Chaka Khan, he also produced Willie Nelson's "Uncloudy Day"
    Jul 9, 2006
    Milan Williams, keyboard player for the R&B band The Commodores, dies of cancer at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston. The band's 1978 pop hit "Three Times A Lady" became a country hit for Conway Twitty in the 1980s
    Jul 26, 2006
    Blues pianist Floyd Dixon dies of cancer at Chapman Hospital in Orange, California. He wrote "Hey Bartender," a song that became a country hit for Johnny Lee in 1983
    Aug 23, 2006
    Dulcimer player David Schnaufer dies of cancer at Nashville's Alive Hospice. A highly regarded musician, he backed Alison Krauss on the "Cold Mountain" soundtrack and appeared on Kathy Mattea's "Life As We Knew It"
    Oct 14, 2006
    Freddy Fender dies of cancer at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Tex-Mex singer, who delivered many of his records in Spanglish, had two million-sellers in 1975: "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights" and "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"
    Nov 23, 2006
    Boe Tucker, the father and manager of Tanya Tucker and her performing sister La Costa, dies of lung cancer in Nashville
    Jan 5, 2007
    Joel Roux-Neville dies of lung cancer at her Nashville-area home. She was married for nearly 48 years to R&B singer Aaron Neville, a former nominee for Grammy awards in the country field
    Jan 13, 2007
    Doyle Holly, former bass player for The Buckaroos, dies of prostate cancer in a Nashville hospice. He can still be heard on the Buck Owens recordings "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail," "Together Again," "Buckaroo" and "My Heart Skips A Beat"
    Feb 25, 2007
    Lance Lewis dies following a six-year battle with cancer. He's the son of songwriter Hugh X. Lewis, best known for the Stonewall Jackson hit "B.J. The D.J."
    May 8, 2007
    Keyboard player Carson Whitsett, who wrote the Lorrie Morgan hit "Dear Me," dies of brain cancer in his Nashville home



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