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    • Sep 23, 1986
    Guitarist Jack Shook dies from cancer in Nashville. He played on more than 80 country hits, including titles by Hank Williams, Eddy Arnold, Ernest Tubb, Faron Young and Johnny Horton
    Oct 6, 1986
    Fiddler Art Wooten dies in Sparta, North Carolina. A former member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, he played on Monroe's version of "Orange Blossom Special"
    Oct 15, 1986
    Pianist Al Stricklin dies of cancer at a Cleburne, Texas, nursing home. A member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1941, he played on "San Antonio Rose," "Right Or Wrong," "Cherokee Maiden" and "Take Me Back To Tulsa," among others
    Nov 14, 1986
    Fiddler Carl Cotner dies of cancer at home in Buena Park, California. Gene Autry's longtime musical arranger, he played on Autry's version of "You Are My Sunshine" and on Jimmy Wakely's "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"
    Dec 2, 1986
    Piano player Marvin Hughes dies during open-heart surgery at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. His credits included: Hank Snow's "I've Been Everywhere," Elvis Presley's "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You," Ray Price's "Heartaches By The Number" and Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go," on which he played vibes
    Jan 16, 1987
    Art Davis dies. He briefly held a career as a singing cowboy in movies, but was more successful as a fiddler, playing on Bill Boyd's "Under The Double Eagle"
    Feb 4, 1987
    Entertainer Liberace dies at his home in Palm Springs, California, of AIDS-related pneumonia. The pianist is referenced in the lyrics of Emmylou Harris' "Mister Sandman" and Tim McGraw's "It's A Business Doing Pleasure With You"
    May 3, 1987
    Fiddler Merle Franklin "Red" Taylor dies of cancer at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Saltillo. He made his mark as a member of Little Jimmy Dickens' band, playing on "Hillbilly Fever" and "A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed." Taylor also appeared on Bill Monroe's "Uncle Pen"
    May 12, 1987
    Drummer and vibraphone player Victor Feldman dies in Los Angeles. Mostly used on pop hits by the likes of Steely Dan, Christopher Cross and James Taylor, he also played on Glen Campbell's "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and "Hey Little One"
    Jul 4, 1987
    Piano player Fred "Papa" Calhoun dies in a Fort Worth nursing home. He made his greatest impact as a member of Milton Brown's western swing band, The Musical Brownies, though he would later play with Cliff Bruner and Ted Daffan



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