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Oct 27, 1996
Comic Morey Amsterdam dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles. Known for his role on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," he wrote The Andrews Sisters' "Rum And Coca-Cola" and Dick Jurgens' country hit "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming"
Dec 1, 1996
Pop songwriter Irving Gordon dies at his home in Los Angeles. The author of the Nat "King" Cole standard "Unforgettable," he also wrote Eddy Arnold's 1955 country hit "The Kentuckian Song"
Dec 23, 1996
Songwriter, sax player and club owner Ronnie Scott dies in London from an apparently accidental overdose of pain pills for tooth implants. He wrote Bonnie Tyler's "It's A Heartache" and Shelly West's "Flight 309 To Tennessee"
Jan 1, 1997
Singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt dies following a heart attack in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. His credits included Don Williams & Emmylou Harris' "If I Needed You" and Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson's "Pancho And Lefty"
Jan 5, 1997
Pop songwriter Burton Lane dies of lung cancer in New York City. He authored "Look To The Rainbow" and "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever," plus Jo Stafford's 1947 country hit "Feudin' And Fightin'"
Jan 21, 1997
Songwriter Irwin Levine dies at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. He was responsible for the Billy "Crash" Craddock hits "Knock Three Times" and "'Til The Water Stops Runnin'," plus the Johnny Carver success "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree"
Jan 27, 1997
Pop songwriter Gerald Marks dies in New York. He was best known for penning "All Of Me," which became a country hit for Willie Nelson in 1978
Mar 21, 1997
Songwriter Fred Spielman dies at his home in New York City. He wrote Marie Osmond's 1973 country hit "Paper Roses" and Margo Smith's 1978 single "It Only Hurts For A Little While"
Apr 9, 1997
Mae Boren Axton dies at home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. She was best known for writing Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel"
Jun 30, 1997
Songwriter Chuck Seals, who co-wrote the Ray Price classic "Crazy Arms," dies in White House, Tennessee
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