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Dec 6, 1989
Songwriter Sammy Fain dies from a heart attack in Los Angeles. Known for "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" and "Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella On A Rainy (Rainy) Day," his "Secret Love" was a country hit for both Slim Whitman and Freddy Fender
Dec 14, 1989
Songwriter Tommy Brasfield dies in Nashville. Brasfield wrote Earl Thomas Conley's "Holding Her And Loving You," Barbara Mandrell's "Angel In Your Arms" and Ronnie Milsap's "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me," among others
Feb 8, 1990
Del Shannon commits suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot at his home in Santa Clarita, California. Best known for his 1961 pop hit "Runaway," he wrote Juice Newton's 1986 country hit "Cheap Love"
Apr 9, 1990
Singer/songwriter Darrell Glenn dies of cancer at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He earned a country hit in 1953 with "Crying In The Chapel," written by his father, Artie Glenn. He also wrote Billy Walker's "Bear With Me A Little Longer"
May 25, 1990
Pop songwriter/record producer Gary Usher dies of lung cancer at his home in Los Angeles. Noted for his work with The Beach Boys and The Hondells, he also produced The Byrds' pioneering country-rock album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"
Sep 29, 1990
Murry Kellum, who wrote Alabama's "If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)," dies in a plane crash
Oct 28, 1990
Mel Foree, Nashville's first record promoter, dies from cancer. Foree wrote Gene Watson's "No One Will Ever Know"
Oct 31, 1990
Carl Belew dies of cancer in Salina, Oklahoma. Belew earned Top 10 hits with "Am I That Easy To Forget" and "Hello Out There," and wrote Eddy Arnold's "What's He Doing In My World," among others
Jan 1, 1991
Samuel "Buck" Ram dies in Las Vegas. Ram was the producer for The Platters and wrote "Only You (And You Alone)," which Reba McEntire turned into a country hit
Feb 13, 1991
Blues songwriter/musician Robert Geddins dies of liver cancer in Oakland. His writing credits include "Mercury Blues," which becomes a country hit for Alan Jackson two years after Geddins' passing
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