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    • Jun 6, 2015
    Ronnie Gilbert, formerly of the folk group The Weavers, dies in Mill Valley, California. The quartet earned a country hit with the 1951 single "On Top Of Old Smoky." Gilbert co-wrote Jimmie Rodgers' country hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On"
    Dec 31, 2015
    Natalie Cole dies of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. An R&B singer, she earned a CMA award nomination in 1994 after singing "Since I Fell For You" with Reba McEntire on Album of the Year finalist "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    Jan 7, 2016
    Singer/songwriter Troy Shondell dies in Picayune, Mississippi. A pop artist in the 1960s, he wrote Bob Luman's 1973 country hit "Still Loving You"
    Jan 10, 2016
    David Bowie dies of liver cancer in New York. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he's referenced in Aaron Watson's country hit "Outta Style"
    Jan 18, 2016
    Singer/songwriter Glenn Frey dies in New York with multiple ailments, including colitis. His band The Eagles earned a country hit with "Lyin' Eyes," while Frey co-wrote such hits as "Desperado," "Take It To The Limit" and "Heartache Tonight"
    Sep 25, 2016
    Pop singer/songwriter Rod Temperton dies in his London home of cancer. He wrote hits for Michael Jackson, George Benson and The Brothers Johnson. His ballad "Always And Forever," made famous by Heatwave, was cited in the lyrics of Bryan White's 1996 country hit "That's Another Song"
    Nov 3, 2016
    Pop singer Kay Starr dies at her Los Angeles home after a battle with Alzheimer's. Peaking in the 1940s and '50s, she landed country hits by teaming with Tennessee Ernie Ford on "Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own" and "I'll Never Be Free"
    Nov 13, 2016
    Leon Russell dies in his sleep at his Nashville home. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he played piano on hits by Glen Campbell, Eric Clapton and The Byrds. He also joined Willie Nelson on the 1979 country duet "Heartbreak Hotel"
    Jan 24, 2017
    Claude "Butch" Trucks dies from a self-inflicted gun shot at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, referenced in Conway Twitty's 1978 country single "Boogie Grass Band"
    Mar 18, 2017
    Rock pioneer Chuck Berry dies in St. Louis. As a songwriter, he enjoyed country hits with Buck Owens' "Johnny B. Goode," Emmylou Harris' "(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie," George Jones & Johnny Paycheck's "Mabellene" and Waylon Jennings' "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"



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