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    • Jul 3, 2007
    Sax player Boots Randolph dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at Nashville's Skyline Medical Center. He wrote his pop hit "Yakety Sax," which Chet Atkins revamped as "Yakety Axe," and appeared on hits by Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee and Johnny Cash
    Jul 25, 2007
    Songwriter Lawton Williams dies of a respiratory ailment at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Among his credits: Bobby Helms' "Fraulein," Hank Locklin's "Geisha Girl" and Gene Watson's "Farewell Party"
    Aug 4, 2007
    Songwriter/producer Lee Hazlewood dies of renal cancer in Henderson, Nevada. Best known for his role in Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," he also produced Sanford Clark's 1956 crossover hit "The Fool"
    Aug 29, 2007
    Tex Davis, a.k.a. William Douchette, dies in Nashville. A former Monument Records promotion man, he co-wrote the Gene Vincent classic "Be-Bop-A-Lula"
    Oct 7, 2007
    Songwriter Steve Karliski dies at his home in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Karliski wrote the Faron Young hit "The Yellow Bandana" and the Bill Anderson & Jan Howard duet "For Loving You," among others
    Nov 6, 2007
    Hank Thompson dies of lung cancer at his home in Keller, Texas. Combining western swing and honky-tonk, he became best known for "The Wild Side Of Life" while earning a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Dec 16, 2007

    Dan Fogelberg dies from prostate cancer at his home in Deer Isle, Maine. The pop singer/songwriter recorded a 1985 country album, "High Country Snows," supporting it with a backing group that spawned The Desert Rose Band

    Dec 30, 2007
    Songwriter Paul Roberts dies in California. He authored the 1943 Elton Britt country hit "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"
    Jan 8, 2008

    Songwriter/producer Clyde Otis, best known for his work with R&B singer Brook Benton, dies at Englewood Hospital in New Jersey. He wrote the country hits "Endlessly," "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" and "It's Just A Matter Of Time"

    Apr 22, 2008
    Singer/songwriter Paul Davis dies of a heart attack at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi. He collaborated on hits with Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker and wrote "Bop," "One Love At A Time" and "Meet Me In Montana"



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