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    • Jun 1, 2015
    Folk singer/songwriter Jean Ritchie dies at her home in Berea, Kentucky. A recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship, she was an influence on The Judds
    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"
    Jun 18, 2015
    Toby Keith and "He Stopped Loving Her Today" author Bobby Braddock are inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York. Also joining are Cyndi Lauper, Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter, Linda Perry and Willie Dixon
    Jun 19, 2015
    Maren Morris, Tom Douglas and David Hodges write "Dear Hate" in Nashville in response to the racially motivated killing of nine people two days prior in a Charleston, South Carolina, church. The Grammy-nominated song also references the Selma civil rights marches, 9/11 and the assassination of John F. Kennedy
    Jun 21, 2015
    Brett Young writes "In Case You Didn't Know" with Trent Tomlinson and Tyler Reeve in Punta Mita, Mexico
    Jul 1, 2015
    Songwriter Red Lane dies of cancer in Tennessee. He authored such hits as Tammy Wynette's "'Til I Get It Right," Merle Haggard's "My Own Kind Of Hat" and John Conlee's "Miss Emily's Picture"
    Jul 2, 2015
    Songwriter Roy Bennett dies in Queens, New York. Among his credits were Jim Reeves' "Young Hearts," Marty Robbins' "Stairway Of Love" and Johnny Bond's "Love Song In 32 Bars"
    Jul 9, 2015
    Songwriter Michael Masser dies in Rancho Mirage, California. Best known for writing "The Greatest Love Of All," he also authored Crystal Gayle's "A Long And Lasting Love" and Dottie West's "Last Time I Saw Him"
    Jul 16, 2015
    Rosanne Cash is announced as a 2015 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, along with "Live Like You Were Dying" author Craig Wiseman, "Always On My Mind" writer Mark James and "I Love A Rainy Night" composer Even Stevens
    Jul 18, 2015
    Atlanta Rhythm Section founder Buddy Buie dies of a heart attack at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. In addition to such pop hits as The Classics IV's "Stormy" and "Traces," he wrote Wynonna's country hit "Rock Bottom"



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