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Jun 21, 1995
Guitarist Bob McNett dies at his home near Williamsport, Pennsylvania, after a battle with cancer. A member of Hank Williams' original Drifting Cowboys, he played with the band from 1945-1950
Jun 26, 1995
Steel guitarist Jim Farmer dies. He played on numerous Marty Robbins sessions, including "Knee Deep In The Blues," "Singing The Blues" and "That's All Right"
Aug 20, 1995
Steel guitarist Orville "Red" Rhodes dies in Los Angeles. A former member of the house band at The Palomino in Los Angeles, he won the Academy of Country Music's Top Steel Guitar honor four times in his career
Nov 4, 1995
Trumpet player and background singer Karl Garvin dies from cancer at his home in Santa Rosa, Florida. A former jazz musician, he also worked with The Anita Kerr Singers, performing on hits by Jim Reeves, Claude King and Johnny Cash. He was one of two trumpeters on "Ring Of Fire"
Jan 6, 1996
Fiddler Chubby Wise dies of heart failure in Bowie, Maryland. He played professionally more than 50 years, working with Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and Hank Snow. Wise was best-known to the public for his frequent performances of "Orange Blossom Special" on the Grand Ole Opry
Jan 15, 1996
Keyboard player and arranger Les Baxter dies in Newport Beach, California, of heart and kidney problems. Known for his work with Bob Hope and Nat King Cole, his Les Baxter Chorus backed Jimmy Wakely on the 1951 country hit "Beautiful Brown Eyes"
Jan 15, 1996
Organ player Artie Dunn, of the pop instrumental trio The Three Suns, dies in Palm Springs, California. The group crafted one country hit in 1950, teaming with Rosalie Allen and Elton Britt on "Beyond The Sunset"
Jan 29, 1996
Fiddler Tommy Ewing Wair dies when an F-14 fighter plane crashes into a Nashville home where he was visiting. He worked as a sideman for his brother-in-law, Stonewall Jackson, from 1960-1965
Mar 14, 1996
Fiddler Dale Potter dies in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, following a massive stroke. He played on Hank Williams' "Mind Your Own Business," and recorded with George Jones, Webb Pierce, Little Jimmy Dickens, The Everly Brothers and Cowboy Copas
Mar 29, 1996
Saxophone player Glenn Rhees dies in Oklahoma. A former member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he appeared on "Heart To Heart Talk"
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