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    • Jul 19, 2014
    Drummer Billy "Bun" Wilson dies in Paris, Tennessee. During his tenure in Ernest Tubb's Texas Troubadours, he played on the 1961 hit "Thoughts Of A Fool"
    Jul 31, 2014
    Guitarist Velma Williams Smith dies in Madison, Tennessee. Inducted six months earlier in the Musicians Hall of Fame, she played on Bobby Bare's "Detroit City," Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World" and Don Gibson's "Oh Lonesome Me"
    Sep 24, 2014
    Priscilla Hubbard dies in Tennessee. The widow of Jerry Reed, she earned a hit under the name Priscilla Mitchell by pairing with Roy Drusky on the 1965 single "Yes, Mr. Peters." She also contributed backing vocals to records by Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Rodriguez and Connie Smith
    Dec 11, 2014
    Vocalist Dawn Sears, of The Time Jumpers, dies from lung cancer in Gallatin, Tennessee. She was a background singer on Vince Gill's "Which Bridge To Cross (Which Bridge To Burn)"
    Dec 14, 2014
    Soprano vocalist Millie Kirkham dies in Nashville following a stroke. An in-demand session singer, she contributed to a ton of Elvis Presley hits, as well as Ferlin Husky's "Gone," Don Gibson's "Blue Blue Day," Hank Snow's "I've Been Everywhere" and George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
    Dec 20, 2014
    Session guitarist Chip Young dies in Nashville. He produced hits for Billy Swan and Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band and played on singles by The Statler Brothers, Tom T. Hall, The Oak Ridge Boys and Elvis Presley, among others
    Dec 30, 2014
    Bass player Henry Strzelecki dies at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville eight days after he was hit by a car in his neighborhood. One of the most in-demand Nashville session musicians of the 1960s and '70s, he contributed to hits by Charlie Rich, George Jones, Tanya Tucker, Bobby Bare and George Strait, among others
    Jan 10, 2015
    Bass player Tim Drummond dies in St. Louis County, Missouri. A former musician with Conway Twitty's road band, he also played on Neil Young's pop hits "Heart Of Gold" and "Old Man," recorded at Nashville's Quad Studios
    Feb 7, 2015
    Joe B. Mauldin, the former bass player for The Crickets, dies of cancer in Nashville. In addition to working with Buddy Holly, he took part in the session for Billy Walker's 1957 country hit "On My Mind Again"
    Feb 23, 2015
    Songwriter and keyboard player Bobby Emmons dies in Nashville. He authored Waylon Jennings' "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)" and George Strait's "So Much Like My Dad." Emmons also played on hits by Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson and Crystal Gayle



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