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    • Feb 7, 2001
    Happy trails to the Queen of the West: Dale Evans dies of congestive heart failure in Apple Valley, California. She starred in 35 western movies with husband Roy Rogers and wrote "Happy Trails," the theme to his 1950s TV show, in which she appeared
    Mar 2, 2001
    Harmonica player Lonnie Glosson dies in Searcy, Arkansas. During his career, he worked with Molly O'Day and Wayne Raney, with whom he co-wrote "Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me"
    Mar 2, 2001
    Songwriter Guy Wood dies in New York City. He authored a pair of Red Foley hits from the early-1950s: "Cincinnati Dancing Pig" and "Hobo Boogie"
    Apr 8, 2001
    Singer/songwriter Van Stephenson dies at home in Nashville from skin cancer. Stephenson was one-third of the trio BlackHawk and wrote Lee Greenwood's "You've Got A Good Love Comin'" and Restless Heart's "Bluest Eyes In Texas"
    Jun 4, 2001
    John Hartford dies of lymphoma at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. The bluegrass- and folk-influenced singer, banjo player and fiddler was best known for writing the Glen Campbell classic "Gentle On My Mind"
    Jun 6, 2001
    Light Crust Doughboys guitarist Marvin Montgomery dies of leukemia in Dallas. He co-wrote the western swing band's "Pussy, Pussy, Pussy," hailed among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 3, 2001
    Johnny Russell dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital after a lengthy battle with diabetes. The Grand Ole Opry member had three hits in the early-1970s, and wrote Buck Owens' "Act Naturally" and George Strait's "Let's Fall To Pieces Together"
    Jul 3, 2001
    Roy Nichols, longtime guitarist for Merle Haggard, dies at Bakersfield's Mercy Hospital. Nichols played on "Mama Tried" and "Big City," among Haggard hits, plus Johnny Cash's "Tennessee Flat-Top Box." He also wrote Haggard's "Street Singer"
    Jul 7, 2001
    Songwriter Fred Neil is found dead at his home in Summerland Key, Florida. He's best known for writing Nilsson's "Everybody's Talkin'," ranked in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among country's 500 greatest singles
    Jul 22, 2001
    Bob Ferguson dies at University Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. He wrote "Wings Of A Dove" and "The Carroll County Accident," and produced hits for Connie Smith, Dolly Parton, Jim Ed Brown and Dottie West



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