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Nov 17, 2015
Ramona Jones dies in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. She performed alongside her husband, Grand Ole Opry member Grandpa Jones, on tour and on TV's "Hee Haw"
May 31, 2016
Drummer Rick Vanaugh dies in Nashville with a liver disease. He was a former member of the western-swing group The Time Jumpers
Jun 13, 2016
Bass player Mike Chapman dies at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. His resume included hits by Garth Brooks, BlackHawk, Kathy Mattea and Sammy Kershaw
Jun 13, 2016
Producer/songwriter Chips Moman dies at a hospice facility in LaGrange, Georgia. An author of George Strait's "So Much Like My Dad" and B.J. Thomas' "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song," he produced hits for Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette and Elvis Presley
Jun 21, 2016
Trumpet player Wayne Jackson dies of congestive heart failure at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. A partner with Andrew Love in The Memphis Horns, he played on pop and R&B hits by Elvis Presley, Otis Redding and Peter Gabriel, plus country hits by Kathy Mattea and T.G. Sheppard
Jun 28, 2016
Guitarist Scotty Moore dies in Nashville. A 2000 inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he played on scads of Elvis Presley hits, including "Jailhouse Rock," "Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog" and "I Forgot To Remember To Forget"
Jul 17, 2016
Songwriter/producer Gary S. Paxton dies in Branson, Missouri. The producer of Bobby "Boris" Pickett's pop novelty "Monster Mash," Paxton produced Vern Gosdin in the 1970s; played on singles by Stoney Edwards and Waylon Jennings; and wrote Roy Clark's "Honeymoon Feelin'" and Don Gibson's "Woman (Sensuous Woman)"
Jul 21, 2016
Bass player Lewie Steinberg dies of cancer in Memphis. One of the founding members of Booker T. & The MG's, he contributed to William Bell's "You Don't Miss Your Water," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jul 31, 2016
Musician/producer Clyde Brooks dies. He directed Perfect Stranger's 1995 country hit "You Have The Right To Remain Silent" and played drums on Dolly Parton's "Light Of A Clear Blue Morning," Barbara Mandrell's "Fooled By A Feeling" and George Strait's "Fool Hearted Memory"
Aug 30, 2016
Fiddler Hoot Hester dies of cancer. A founding member of The Time Jumpers, he spent several years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry house band. Hester played on hits by Steve Wariner, Gene Watson and Conway Twitty
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