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    • Feb 23, 2015
    Songwriter and keyboard player Bobby Emmons dies in Nashville. He authored Waylon Jennings' "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)" and George Strait's "So Much Like My Dad." Emmons also played on hits by Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson and Crystal Gayle
    Mar 9, 2015
    Songwriter Wayne Kemp dies at Macon County General Hospital in Lafayette, Tennessee. His credits included George Strait's "The Fireman," Johnny Cash's "One Piece At A Time," Johnny Paycheck's "I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)" and Ricky Van Shelton's "I'll Leave This World Loving You"
    Mar 16, 2015
    Songwriter Don Robertson dies in Lake Sherwood, California. His legacy includes Charley Pride's "Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger," Eddy Arnold's "I Really Don't Want To Know" and Hank Locklin's "Please Help Me, I'm Falling"
    Apr 1, 2015
    Songwriter Sandy Mason dies in Ormond Beach, Florida, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. She authored Crystal Gayle's "When I Dream" and Garth Brooks' "Two Pina Coladas"
    Apr 17, 2015
    Songwriter Nancy Montgomery dies of colon cancer. She authored The McCarters' "The Gift," Eddy Raven's "I Wanna Hear It From You" and Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White's "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This"
    Apr 24, 2015
    Songwriter Sid Tepper dies at his home in Miami Beach, Florida. Among his country titles were Pee Wee King's "Busybody," Marty Robbins' "Stairway Of Love" and Johnny Bond's "Love Song In 32 Bars"
    Apr 30, 2015
    R&B singer/songwriter Ben E. King dies in Hackensack, New Jersey. A former member of The Drifters, he co-wrote his signature solo single, "Stand By Me," which became a country hit in 1980 in the hands of Mickey Gilley
    Jun 1, 2015
    Folk singer/songwriter Jean Ritchie dies at her home in Berea, Kentucky. A recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship, she was an influence on The Judds
    Jun 6, 2015
    Ronnie Gilbert, formerly of the folk group The Weavers, dies in Mill Valley, California. The quartet earned a country hit with the 1951 single "On Top Of Old Smoky." Gilbert co-wrote Jimmie Rodgers' country hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On"
    Jul 1, 2015
    Songwriter Red Lane dies of cancer in Tennessee. He authored such hits as Tammy Wynette's "'Til I Get It Right," Merle Haggard's "My Own Kind Of Hat" and John Conlee's "Miss Emily's Picture"



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