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    • Jan 6, 2008
    Record producer Ken Nelson dies at his home in Somis, California. A former Capitol Records exec, he produced key recordings by Merle Haggard, Sonny James, Buck Owens and Faron Young, earning membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    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"

    Jan 24, 2008
    Jack D. Johnson dies of congestive heart failure in Nashville. He managed Charley Pride, T.G. Sheppard and Ronnie Milsap, for whom he co-produced "Pure Love" and "Daydreams About Night Things," among others
    Feb 20, 2008
    Curb executive Phil Gernhard dies of a self-inflicted gunshot at his Brentwood, Tennessee, home. He had a role in the careers of Tim McGraw, Rodney Atkins and Steve Holy. He also produced hits by Jim Stafford, Lobo and The Bellamy Brothers
    May 21, 2008
    Former Grand Ole Opry manager Walter David "D" Kilpatrick dies at his home in Tennessee. The first salaried producer in Nashville, he was one of the founding members of the Country Music Association
    May 26, 2008

    "Tootsie" producer Sydney Pollack dies of cancer at his home in Pacific Palisades, California. He was credited as a producer on Willie Nelson's "Midnight Rider" and "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys," both from the movie "The Electric Horseman"

    Jun 12, 2008
    Trumpet player Danny Davis dies at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital. He won a Grammy and multiple Country Music Association awards as the leader of the instrumental group Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass
    Jun 24, 2008
    Drummer Len "Snuffy" Miller is found dead at his Nashville home. A former member of Bill Anderson's Po' Boys, he toured and/or played on records with Dottie West, Connie Smith and Nat Stuckey, and produced Jerry Clower comedy albums
    Aug 15, 2008
    Former Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler dies of a heart ailment at his home in Sarasota, Florida. He produced Willie Nelson's "Bloody Mary Morning," plus records by Dusty Springfield, Solomon Burke and Aretha Franklin, among others
    Jan 1, 2009
    Producer and steel guitarist Walter Haynes dies in Tyler, Texas. He oversaw the sessions that yielded Jeanne Pruett's "Satin Sheets" and Cal Smith's "Country Bumpkin"; wrote Del Reeves' "Girl On The Billboard"; and played on hits by Connie Smith, Billy Walker and Patsy Cline



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