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    • Jul 11, 1937
    Pop songwriter George Gershwin dies in Beverly Hills during a brain operation. Known for "Summertime" and "It Ain't Necessarily So," his song "A Foggy Day" is a vehicle for a Willie Nelson-Frank Sinatra collaboration on the 1994 album "Duets II"
    Feb 13, 1943
    Tammy Wynette's father, William Hollice Pugh, dies from a brain tumor, less than a year after her birth
    May 9, 1946
    George W. Smith dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at Ohio Valley General Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia. The managing director of WWVA, he created "The Wheeling Jamboree," an Opry-style radio show
    May 23, 1963
    Pop singer Eddy Howard dies of a cerebral hemorrhage. A prolific figure during the 1940s and '50s, he made one appearance in country music's Top 10 with his 1947 recording of "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
    Oct 8, 1965
    Bass player Bill Black is checked into Memphis' Baptist Hospital with a brain tumor. Noted for his work on "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Hound Dog," he slips into a coma and dies within two weeks
    Mar 10, 1967
    Elvis Presley suffers a minor concussion when he slips in the bathroom. The accident causes delays in the filming of "Clambake"
    Dec 5, 1967
    Jimmie Rodgers has surgery at Glendale Community Hospital in California to remove a blood clot from his brain. The operation comes four days after he was left unconscious in an encounter with police that he is unable to remember
    Dec 9, 1967
    Jimmie Rodgers has a quarter of his skull removed during surgery at Glendale Community Hospital to relieve pressure from swelling on his brain. Rodgers was left unconscious eight days prior in an encouter with police
    Jun 17, 1968
    Doctors insert a steel plate into the head of Jimmie Rodgers, who suffered a fractured skull in a mysterious encounter with Los Angeles police six months prior
    Mar 9, 1970
    Anya Taranda Arlen, the wife of songwriter Harold Arlen, dies of a brain tumor. His most famous work is "Over The Rainbow," destined to become a country hit for Jerry Lee Lewis in 1980 and a live show-stopper for Martina McBride and Trisha Yearwood



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