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    • Jun 27, 2020
    Muscle Shoals guitarist Pete Carr dies. He played on pop and rock records by Paul Simon, Rod Stewart, Luther Ingram and Bob Seger, as well as the Willie Nelson country hit "Bloody Mary Morning"
    Jul 2, 2020
    Bass player Richard Shook dies at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He spent seven years in Jerry Reed's band and played on several hits, including the "Smokey & The Bandit" track "East Bound And Down"
    Jul 8, 2020
    Songwriter and record executive Gary Walker dies at Nashville's Vanderbilt Medical Center. The founder of Chart Records, he authored hits for Carl Smith, Webb Pierce, Jim Reeves and Kitty Wells
    Jul 16, 2020
    Drummer Jamie Oldaker dies at his home in Tulsa. He was a former member of The Tractors, who earned a 1994 hit with "Baby Likes To Rock It." Oldaker also played with Peter Frampton, Ronnie Dunn, Leon Russll and Eric Clapton, participating in Clapton's lone country hit, "Lay Down Sally"
    Sep 3, 2020
    Piano player Bill Pursell dies in Nashville of pneumonia after contracting COVID-19. He played on Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire," Marty Robbins' "Devil Woman," Sammi Smith's "Help Me Make It Through The Night" and Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams (Of You)," among others
    Sep 22, 2020
    Songwriter/guitarist Carl Chambers dies at George C. Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale, Florida. He wrote Alabama's "Close Enough To Perfect" and Ricky Skaggs' "Love's Gonna Get You Someday," and played on The Bellamy Brothers' hits "Dancin' Cowboys" and "Sugar Daddy"
    Sep 23, 2020
    Drummer W.S. "Fluke" Holland dies at his home in Jackson, Tennessee. He played on such Johnny Cash hits as "Ring Of Fire," "One Piece At A Time" and "A Boy Named Sue," as well as recordings by Bob Dylan, Carl Perkins and The Statler Brothers
    Oct 24, 2020
    Guitarist J.T. Corenflos dies after a lengthy battle with a lung disease. He played on such hits as Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats," Brooks & Dunn's "Play Something Country," Justin Moore's "You Look Like I Need A Drink" and Luke Bryan's "What Makes You Country"
    Dec 25, 2020
    Bluegrass vocalist/guitarist Tony Rice dies at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina. The Grammy-winning performer worked in a series of groups and counted Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, Chris Hillman and Jerry Douglas among his former band mates
    Dec 28, 2020
    Guitarist Skip Mitchell dies in Hendersonville, Tennessee. A former member of The Oak Ridge Boys' touring band, Mitchell also played on Sammy Kershaw's cover of "Fire And Rain," featured in the 1994 album "Red Hot + Country," which raised money for AIDS charities



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