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    • Apr 17, 1974
    Bobbie Jett, the one-time girlfriend of Hank Williams, dies in California. Her daughter, Cathy, is later found by the courts to be Williams' offspring, and she combines the two last names, Jett Williams, for her own stage name
    Jun 3, 1975
    Ozzie Nelson dies of cancer in Hollywood, California. The father on the TV series "The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet," his real-life children included Ricky Nelson, who established his music career on the weekly program
    Oct 22, 1975
    Ike Everly, the father of Phil and Don Everly, dies from pneumonia after undergoing lung surgery in Nashville
    Feb 10, 1976
    Faron Young's father, Harlan Young, dies at the Virginia Hall Nursing Home in Shreveport after a lengthy illness
    May 3, 1976
    Actor David Bruce dies of a heart attack in Hollywood. Four years later, his daughter, Amanda McBroom, enjoys a pop hit as the writer of Bette Midler's "The Rose." In 1982, the song appears in the country charts through a recording by Conway Twitty
    Jul 22, 1976
    Hattie Stoneman dies at Rutherford County Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, following a series of heart attacks. The widow of Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, she gave birth to the members of the award-winning Stoneman Family band and played fiddle on some of her husband's recording sessions
    Feb 7, 1979
    Charles Seeger dies in Bridgewater, Connecticut. He was the father of folk singer Pete Seeger, who authored "If I Had A Hammer," "Gotta Travel On" and "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
    Jun 26, 1979
    Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, dies of heart failure at age 63
    Jul 21, 1979
    Jerry Lee Lewis' father, Elmo Lewis, dies at Doctors Hospital in Memphis, where he's been treated for cancer since June 11
    Nov 24, 1981
    Clara Webb Butcher--the mother of Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle and Peggy Sue--dies of a heart attack in Nashville



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