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    • Nov 7, 2012
    Former "Hee Haw" producer and co-creator Frank Peppiatt dies of bladder cancer in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
    Dec 29, 2012
    Dobro player Mike Auldridge dies of cancer in Maryland. A key member of the progressive bluegrass band The Seldom Scene, he played on Emmylou Harris' "Making Believe" and on Harris' duet with Linda Ronstadt, "I Never Will Marry"
    Jan 11, 2013
    Rhythm guitarist John Wilkinson dies of cancer at his home in Springfield, Missouri. He played on many of Elvis Presley's 1970s recordings, including "Moody Blue," "Burning Love," "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" and "Way Down"
    May 26, 2013
    Ola Westmoreland dies of lung cancer in Los Osos, California. She was the widow of Paul Westmoreland, writer of the Spade Cooley western-swing hit "Detour"
    Aug 8, 2013
    Jack Clement dies of cancer in Nashville. He wrote hits for Jim Reeves and Johnny Cash, produced Charley Pride and Waylon Jennings, and owned several recording studios. His passing comes just months before he is officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Dec 16, 2013
    Ray Price dies of pancreatic cancer at his home in Mount Pleasant, Texas. A smooth singer who recorded both innovative honky-tonk and string-laded ballads, he cut such hits as "For The Good Times," "Crazy Arms" and "I've Got A New Heartache," landing in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Feb 23, 2014
    Penny DeHaven dies of cancer in Atlanta. Signed to a string of labels during the 1970s and '80s, she contributed "Bayou Lullaby" to the soundtrack of the 1980 Clint Eastwood movie "Bronco Billy"
    Apr 11, 2014
    Singer/songwriter Jesse Winchester dies of bladder cancer at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia. He authored Michael Martin Murphey's 1987 country hit "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl"
    May 25, 2014
    James Mitchell Tenpenny dies of cancer in Brentwood, Tennessee. His son, Mitchell Tenpenny, becomes a country artist, earning his first hit in 2018 with "Drunk Me"
    Sep 10, 2014
    Songwriter/producer Jerry Cupit dies after a battle with cancer. He co-wrote and produced Ken Mellons' 1994 hit "Jukebox Junkie"



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