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    • Apr 13, 2003
    Guitarist Zeke Turner dies in Daytona Beach, Florida. A former member of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys, he played on "Lovesick Blues" and "I Saw The Light," plus hits by Ernest Tubb, Jimmy Wakely and Red Foley
    Aug 15, 2003
    Fiddler Mack Magaha dies of pneumonia at Nashville's Veterans Hospital. A longtime member of Porter Wagoner's Wagonmasters, he played on the Dolly Parton hits "Jolene," "I Will Always Love You" and "Coat Of Many Colors"
    Nov 15, 2003
    Steel guitarist Speedy West dies in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. A longtime musical partner of instrumentalist Jimmy Bryant, he played on hits by Tennessee Ernie Ford, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Bond and Ernest Tubb, among others
    Nov 21, 2003
    Steel guitarist Bob White dies. A former member of Hank Thompson's Brazos Valley Boys, he contributed to such hits as "No Help Wanted," "The Blackboard Of My Heart" and "Squaws Along The Yukon"
    Feb 24, 2004
    Pop guitarist Alvino Rey dies of pneumonia in Draper, Utah. Married to The King Sisters' Louise King, he played on Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love"
    Mar 29, 2004
    Steel guitarist Dannie Jones dies. A former member of The Bellamy Brothers' band, he played on such hits as "Too Much Is Not Enough" and "Kids Of The Baby Boom"
    Apr 6, 2004
    Guitarist Niki Sullivan dies at his home near Kansas City, Missouri. A former member of Buddy Holly's band, The Crickets, he helped record "That'll Be The Day," ranked among country's 500 greatest hits in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 17, 2004
    Songwriter/guitarist Dave Kirby dies at home in Branson, Missouri, from cancer. Married to Leona Williams, he played on hits by Dolly Parton and Bill Anderson, and wrote "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" and "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"
    May 6, 2004
    Jazz guitarist Barney Kessel dies in San Diego of a brain tumor. In addition to his solo work, Kessel played on recording sessions as a sideman, working alongside Glen Campbell at times, and playing on hits by The Beach Boys and Elvis Presley
    Aug 9, 2004
    Guitarist Tony Mottola dies at Saint Clare's Hospital in Denville, New Jersey. A member of "The Tonight Show" Orchestra from 1958-1972 and Frank Sinatra's touring band in the '80s, he played on Marty Robbins' "Just Married" and "Stairway Of Love"



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