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    • Dec 6, 2011
    Pop singer Dobie Gray dies in Nashville of complications from cancer surgery. He wrote John Conlee's 1986 hit "Got My Heart Set On You" and recorded the original, million-selling version of "Drift Away," remade in country by Narvel Felts in 1973
    Jan 20, 2012
    Producer, songwriter and musician Larry Butler dies at his Pensacola, Florida, home. He produced Kenny Rogers, John Denver and Johnny Cash and co-wrote B.J. Thomas' "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"
    Jan 25, 2012
    Former John Denver bass player Dick Kniss dies in Saugerties, New York. A member of Denver's backing band from 1970-1978, Kniss played on "Thank God I'm A Country Boy," "Annie's Song" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads," among others. He also co-wrote "Sunshine On My Shoulders"
    Feb 14, 2012
    Songwriter Danny Morrison dies of a heart attack. Among the songs he leaves behind: Kenny Rogers' "Blaze Of Glory," Joe Diffie's "Is It Cold In Here" and Lee Greenwood's "You've Got A Good Love Comin'"
    Feb 22, 2012
    Songwriter and guitarist Billy Strange dies in Nashville. A co-writer of Elvis Presley's "Memories" and "A Little Less Conversation," he played on country hits by Skeets McDonald, Wanda Jackson and Jerry Lee Lewis
    May 17, 2012
    Donna Summer dies of cancer in Englewood, Florida. Known as the Queen of Disco, she wrote Dolly Parton's 1980 country hit "Starting Over Again"
    May 20, 2012
    The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies of cancer in London. The pop artist was a co-writer of several country hits, including Olivia Newton-John's "Come On Over," Susie Allanson's "Words" and Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's "Islands In The Stream"
    Jun 21, 2012
    Songwriter Richard Adler dies at home in Southampton, New York. The composer of several Broadway musicals, he wrote "The Strange Little Girl," a 1951 country hit for Ernest Tubb and Red Foley
    Jun 27, 2012
    Songwriter Susanna Clark dies in Nashville. The wife of Guy Clark, she wrote Kathy Mattea's "Come From The Heart," Emmylou Harris' "Easy From Now On" and Gail Davies' "You're A Hard Dog (To Keep Under The Porch)"
    Aug 26, 2012
    Songwriter Gene Thomas dies of lung cancer in Fredericksburg, Texas. He wrote the Dottie West & Don Gibson 1969 hit "Rings Of Gold"



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