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Jun 15, 2007
Keyboard player Richard Bell dies of cancer at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario. He appeared on Janis Joplin's "Me And Bobby McGee," ranked among country's greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
Jun 20, 2007
Donna King Conkling, of The King Sisters, dies in Plano, Texas, of cancer. As a member of The King Sisters, she sang on the 1946 country hit "Divorce Me C.O.D."
Jun 29, 2007
Guitarist George McCorkle dies of cancer at the University Medical Center in Lebanon, Tennessee. He was a founding member of The Marshall Tucker Band, which earned a country Grammy nomination in 1977 for "Long Hard Ride"
Aug 4, 2007
Songwriter/producer Lee Hazlewood dies of renal cancer in Henderson, Nevada. Best known for his role in Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," he also produced Sanford Clark's 1956 crossover hit "The Fool"
Sep 3, 2007
Janis Martin, rockabilly music's first female artist, dies of cancer at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina
Sep 28, 2007
Evelyn Knight dies of lung cancer at a nursing home in San Jose, California. After developing a series of pop hits during the 1940s, she scored a 1951 country hit by teaming with Red Foley on "My Heart Cries For You"
Oct 13, 2007
Brent Burkett dies of cancer in Nashville. He was a founder of The Four Guys, who were members of the Grand Ole Opry from 1967-2000
Oct 17, 2007
Clarence "Tater" Tate dies of lung cancer at his home in Jonesborough, Tennessee. He earned acclaim as a fiddler and bass player with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys
Oct 28, 2007
Porter Wagoner dies of lung cancer at Alive Hospice in Nashville, with former duet partner Dolly Parton at his side. Known for his flamboyant rhinestone suits, he hosted an influential syndicated TV show and became an unofficial spokesman for the Grand Ole Opry. He joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002
Nov 3, 2007
Bettye Ashworth dies of lung cancer. She was married to Grand Ole Opry member Ernie Ashworth for 55 years
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