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    • Jul 4, 2005
    Big Al Downing dies of complications from leukemia at a hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts. The singer/songwriter played piano on Wanda Jackson's "Let's Have A Party" and wrote Tom Jones' "Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)"
    Jul 22, 2005
    R&B singer/songwriter Eugene Record dies of cancer in Chicago. A founding member of The Chi-Lites, he wrote and sang lead on the original version of "Oh Girl," remade as a country hit by Con Hunley in 1982
    Oct 12, 2005
    Songwriter Baker Knight dies at his home in Birmingham, Alabama. His credits include Elvis Presley's "The Wonder Of You," Dave & Sugar's "I'm Gonna Love You" and Mickey Gilley's "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time"
    Nov 11, 2005
    Songwriter Sam Garrett, who wrote under the pseudonym Hank Mills, dies at home in Hagerstown, Maryland. His credits included Del Reeves' "Girl On The Billboard," Jim Ed Brown's "Angel's Sunday" and Robert Mitchum's "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me"
    Nov 18, 2005
    Greg Perkins dies of cancer at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee, three days after the passing of his mother, Valda Perkins. He co-wrote the Dolly Parton hit "Silver And Gold" with father Carl Perkins and brother Stan Perkins
    Jan 6, 2006
    Songwriter Johnny Lange dies in Los Angeles. He authored such hits as Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Mule Train," Tex Ritter's "Pecos Bill" and Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers' "Blue Shadows On The Trail"
    Jan 19, 2006
    Soul singer/songwriter Wilson Pickett dies from a heart attack at a hospital in Reston, Virginia. His 1965 classic "In The Midnight Hour" was remade as a minor country hit in 1984 by Razzy Bailey
    Mar 23, 2006
    Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter Cindy Walker dies of respiratory problems at Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia, Texas. She wrote "Distant Drums," "You Don't Know Me," "Cherokee Maiden" and "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
    Mar 25, 2006
    Country Music Hall of Famer Buck Owens dies in his sleep at his Bakersfield home. Known for his energetic arrangements and red, white and blue guitar, Owens hosted TV's "Hee Haw" for more than 15 years and left such classics as "Together Again," "My Heart Skips A Beat" and "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail"
    Mar 29, 2006
    Songwriter Penny Jay dies of cancer in Nashville, Arkansas. She wrote Carl & Pearl Butler's 1962 hit "Don't Let Me Cross Over"



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