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Mar 14, 1991
Songwriter Doc Pomus dies of lung cancer in New York. Primarily an R&B figure, he wrote several songs that became country hits, including Emmylou Harris' version of "Save The Last Dance For Me" and Dwight Yoakam's remake of "Little Sister"
Mar 16, 1991
A plane crash outside of San Diego kills eight members of Reba McEntire's band and crew, including singer/songwriter Chris Austin, whose "Same Ol' Love" becomes a hit for Ricky Skaggs
Apr 7, 1991
African-American songwriter/producer Henry Glover dies of a heart attack in Queens, New York. Affiliated with King Records, he had a hand in such hits as Moon Mullican's "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" and The Delmore Brothers' "Blues Stay Away From Me" and "Freight Train Boogie"
Apr 17, 1991
Lyricist Jack Yellen dies in Concord, New York. He wrote The Blue Sky Boys' "Are You From Dixie?" and Red Foley's "Alabama Jubilee"
May 23, 1991
Songwriter Ernie Lee dies in Florida following a stroke. He co-wrote Pee Wee King's 1949 country hit "Tennessee Tears"
Aug 28, 1991
Ronnie Self, best known for writing Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry," dies in Springfield, Missouri. He also penned her hits "Sweet Nothin's" and "Everybody Loves Me But You," plus Billy Walker's 1963 country hit "Circumstances"
Sep 4, 1991
Singer/songwriter Dottie West dies at the Vanderbilt Medical Center five days after an auto accident in Nashville. Her career featured sporadic hits from 1963 through the early-1980s, including "Country Sunshine," "A Lesson In Leavin'" and several duets with Kenny Rogers. She joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018
Sep 8, 1991
Songwriter Alex North dies of pancreatic cancer in Pacific Palisades, California. He wrote "Unchained Melody," which became a country hit for Elvis Presley
Oct 20, 1991
Curt Massey dies at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. He played in his sister's band, Louise Massey & The Westerners, which earned crossover hits in the 1930s and '40s. He also wrote the theme to "Petticoat Junction"
Oct 25, 1991
Pop singer Margo Sylvia dies of a heart attack in San Diego. A former member of The Tune Weavers, she co-wrote the group's "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," which Ronnie Milsap revived in country music five years earlier
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