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    • Feb 22, 2012
    Songwriter and guitarist Billy Strange dies in Nashville. A co-writer of Elvis Presley's "Memories" and "A Little Less Conversation," he played on country hits by Skeets McDonald, Wanda Jackson and Jerry Lee Lewis
    Mar 28, 2012
    Banjo player Earl Scruggs dies in Nashville. A bluegrass pillar, he helped establish the genre as a Bill Monroe sideman, a member of Flatt & Scruggs and a solo artist, earning a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Apr 12, 2012
    Soul sax player Andrew Love dies at his home in Memphis. One-half of The Memphis Horns, he played on the album "Rhythm Country & Blues," which earned a Country Music Association awards nomination in 1994
    Apr 19, 2012
    Drummer Levon Helm dies after a battle with throat cancer at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. As a member of The Band, he sang lead on "Up On Cripple Creek," ranked among the 500 greatest country singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 23, 2012
    Bass player Chris Ethridge dies after battling pancreatic cancer in Meridian, Mississippi. A founding member of The Flying Burrito Brothers, he also played on numerous Willie Nelson hits, including "Whiskey River," "All Of Me" and "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain"
    May 8, 2012
    Mandolin player Everett Lilly dies at his home in Cedar Creek, West Virginia. He played on Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' "'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered"
    May 13, 2012
    Bass player Donald "Duck" Dunn dies in Tokyo, Japan. The Memphis musician played on Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," ranked among country's all-time greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    May 16, 2012
    Bluegrass banjo player Doug Dillard dies in Nashville. His group The Dillards made numerous appearances on "The Andy Griffith Show" as The Darlings. Dillard played on several Glen Campbell hits, including "Hey Little One" and "Gentle On My Mind"
    May 29, 2012
    Guitarist Doc Watson dies at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, after abdominal surgery. A participant in The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's landmark album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," he won seven Grammy awards during his career
    Jul 5, 2012
    Drummer Perry Baggs dies at his home in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. He was a member of Jason & The Scorchers, a raucous, punkish country-rock band whose "Absolutely Sweet Marie" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book



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