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Jan 23, 1993
Gospel songwriter Thomas A. Dorsey dies of Alzheimer's at his home in Chicago. He was best known for writing "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)," a gospel classic closely associated with Red Foley
Feb 25, 1993
Guitarist Toy Caldwell dies of respiratory failure at his home in Moore, South Carolina. A founding member of The Marshall Tucker Band, he wrote the Southern rock band's anthem "Can't You See," a 1976 country hit for Waylon Jennings
Mar 9, 1993
Bandleader Bob Crosby dies of cancer in La Jolla, California. A brother to Bing Crosby, he held his own with a flurry of pop hits in the 1930s and '40s, and wrote Pee Wee King's 1952 country hit "Silver And Gold"
Mar 29, 1993
Songwriter/guitarist Jim Krueger dies following a battle with pancreatitis in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Months later, his song "We Just Disagree" is revived as a country hit by Billy Dean. The song made its first appearance as a pop recording in 1977, in the hands of Dave Mason
Mar 31, 1993
Songwriter Mitchell Parish dies of a stroke in New York. Parish wrote "Stardust," which became the title of a classic Willie Nelson album
Jun 5, 1993
Conway Twitty dies from a stomach aneurysm in a Springfield, Missouri, hospital. The former pop/rock singer was a steady country hitmaker from 1968-1991, eventually earning a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Jun 9, 1993
Soul singer Arthur Alexander dies of a heart attack in Nashville. Two of the songs he wrote became country hits: "You Better Move On," for Billy "Crash" Craddock; and "Everyday I Have To Cry Some," for Joe Stampley
Aug 28, 1993
Songwriter Bernie Baum dies in Yonkers, New York, of complications from diabetes. He wrote The Everly Brothers' "That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be)" and Elvis Presley's "(You're The) Devil In Disguise"
Aug 31, 1993
Songwriter and bandleader Al Trace dies of a stroke in Sun City West, Arizona. He wrote "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes," a 1949 country hit by Foy Willing And His Riders Of The Purple Sage
Oct 6, 1993
Songwriter Ken McDuffie dies of an apparent heart attack in Dickson, Tennessee. His credits include Mel Tillis' "Good Woman Blues," John Anderson's "Lying Blue Eyes" and Conway Twitty's "Between Blue Eyes And Jeans"
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