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    • Sep 1, 2012
    Songwriter Hal David dies of a stroke at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. A frequent Burt Bacharach co-writer, he penned several country hits, including Ronnie Milsap's "It Was Almost Like A Song," Don Gibson's "Sea Of Heartbreak" and Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson's "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"
    Sep 5, 2012
    Singer/songwriter Joe South dies in Atlanta, Georgia. Best known for his pop hits "Games People Play" and "Walk A Mile In My Shoes," he also wrote Lynn Anderson's million-selling country hit "Rose Garden"
    Sep 11, 2012
    "Streets Of Bakersfield" songwriter Homer Joy dies in Las Vegas of complications from a heart transplant
    Oct 21, 2012
    Songwriter Tim Johnson dies of cancer in Nashville. He wrote Jimmy Wayne's "Do You Believe Me Now," Kellie Pickler's "Things That Never Cross A Man's Mind" and Daryle Singletary's "I Let Her Lie"
    Oct 24, 2012
    Songwriter Bill Dees dies in Mountain Home, Missouri. He co-wrote Roy Orbison's pop classic "Oh, Pretty Woman," which became a country hit when Arlene Harden remade it as "Lovin' Man (Oh Pretty Woman)" in 1970
    Nov 1, 2012
    Songwriter Jan Crutchfield dies at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. His legacy includes such country hits as Jack Greene's "Statue Of A Fool," Dave & Sugar's "Tear Time," Charley Pride's "Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger" and Lee Greenwood's "Going, Going, Gone"
    Nov 23, 2012
    Songwriter Frank Dycus dies in Nashville. He authored Mark Chesnutt's "Gonna Get A Life" and George Jones' "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair," plus a pair of George Strait hits: "Unwound" and "Marina Del Rey"
    Nov 27, 2012
    Songwriter/guitarist Mickey Baker dies in Toulouse, France. As one-half of the duo Mickey And Sylvia, he had a 1957 pop hit with "Love Is Strange." He also wrote Jim Reeves' country hit "Two Shadows On Your Window"
    Jan 4, 2013
    Sammy Johns dies at Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, North Carolina. The artist behind the 1975 pop hit "Chevy Van," Johns also wrote Waylon Jennings' "America," John Conlee's "Common Man" and Conway Twitty's "Desperado Love"
    Feb 22, 2013
    Songwriter Diane Lampert dies of heart failure in New York City. She penned Juice Newton's "Break It To Me Gently," Carl Smith's "Your Name Is Beautiful" and Billy "Crash" Craddock's "Ain't Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees)"



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