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    • Jan 24, 2008
    Jack D. Johnson dies of congestive heart failure in Nashville. He managed Charley Pride, T.G. Sheppard and Ronnie Milsap, for whom he co-produced "Pure Love" and "Daydreams About Night Things," among others
    May 15, 2008
    Publisher Al Gallico dies of cardiac arrest at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. A member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, he handled such copyrights as "Stand By Your Man," "Ring Of Fire" and "Let Me Be There"
    May 21, 2008
    Former Grand Ole Opry manager Walter David "D" Kilpatrick dies at his home in Tennessee. The first salaried producer in Nashville, he was one of the founding members of the Country Music Association
    Aug 15, 2008
    Former Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler dies of a heart ailment at his home in Sarasota, Florida. He produced Willie Nelson's "Bloody Mary Morning," plus records by Dusty Springfield, Solomon Burke and Aretha Franklin, among others
    Mar 13, 2009
    Former Capitol Records chief Alan Livingston dies at his Beverly Hills home. Under his guidance, the label had success with The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Sonny James, Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell and Buck Owens
    Mar 27, 2009
    Former radio executive Hal Durham dies at his home in Cape Coral, Florida. He served as manager of the Grand Ole Opry from 1978-1993, a period that saw the additions of Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Reba McEntire and Alan Jackson among its new members
    Aug 13, 2009
    Sherwood Cryer, the former owner of Gilley's nightclub, dies in Texas. He managed Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee until both filed multi-million dollar suits against him in the mid-'80s for fraud and/or mismanagement
    Oct 7, 2009
    Record executive Shelby Singleton dies at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. The producer of Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley P.T.A.," he bought Sun Records and produced Roy Drusky, Faron Young and Leroy Van Dyke
    Oct 31, 2009
    Faron Young's former manager, Billy Deaton, dies in Nashville. He wrote Young's hit "Wine Me Up" as well as Rusty & Doug's "Louisiana Man"
    Jul 31, 2010
    Record producer Mitch Miller dies at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. He recorded his own sing-along albums, produced a bevy of pop acts and oversaw country hits for Jimmy Boyd and Marty Robbins



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