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    • Jul 17, 2016
    Songwriter/producer Gary S. Paxton dies in Branson, Missouri. The producer of Bobby "Boris" Pickett's pop novelty "Monster Mash," Paxton produced Vern Gosdin in the 1970s; played on singles by Stoney Edwards and Waylon Jennings; and wrote Roy Clark's "Honeymoon Feelin'" and Don Gibson's "Woman (Sensuous Woman)"
    Aug 5, 2016
    Songwriter Richard Fagan dies in Nashville after battling liver cancer. He authored John Michael Montgomery's "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" and "Be My Baby Tonight," as well as Moe Bandy's "Americana" and Clay Walker's "Only On Days That End In 'Y'"
    Sep 1, 2016
    Fred Hellerman, formerly of the folk group The Weavers, dies at his home in Weston, Connecticut. He was a member of the act when it netted a 1951 country hit with "On Top Of Old Smoky." He also wrote Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On," Jimmie Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and Don Williams' "I'm Just A Country Boy"
    Sep 1, 2016
    Songwriter Kacey Jones dies of cancer in Nashville. A solo artist and member of the comic trio Ethel & The Shameless Hussies, she wrote Mickey Gilley's 1985 hit "I'm The One Mama Warned You About"
    Sep 21, 2016
    Songwriter John D. Loudermilk dies of a heart attack at his home in Christiana, Tennessee. A 1976 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he wrote Stonewall Jackson's "Waterloo," George Hamilton IV's "Abilene" and Eddy Arnold's "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
    Sep 25, 2016
    Pop singer/songwriter Rod Temperton dies in his London home of cancer. He wrote hits for Michael Jackson, George Benson and The Brothers Johnson. His ballad "Always And Forever," made famous by Heatwave, was cited in the lyrics of Bryan White's 1996 country hit "That's Another Song"
    Oct 30, 2016
    Songwriter Curly Putman dies in Lebanon, Tennessee. He authored Porter Wagoner's "Green, Green Grass Of Home," Tammy Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," Moe Bandy's "It's A Cheating Situation" and George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
    Nov 13, 2016
    Leon Russell dies in his sleep at his Nashville home. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he played piano on hits by Glen Campbell, Eric Clapton and The Byrds. He also joined Willie Nelson on the 1979 country duet "Heartbreak Hotel"
    Nov 16, 2016
    Songwriter Mentor Williams dies of lung cancer in Taos, New Mexico. He authored Dobie Gray's "Drift Away," Randy Travis & George Jones' "A Few Ole Country Boys" and Alabama's "When We Make Love"
    Dec 2, 2016
    Singer/songwriter Mark Gray dies in Lebanon, Tennessee. A solo hitmaker in the 1980s, he also landed a duet with Tammy Wynette on "Sometimes When We Touch" and wrote Janie Fricke's "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" and the Alabama singles "Take Me Down" and "The Closer You Get"



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