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    • Nov 23, 1947
    Donald McEnaney, an eight-year-old leukemia patient in Chicago, receives a phone call from his idol, Gene Autry, who sings "Feudin' And Fightin'" to the kid
    Dec 11, 1949
    Fiddlin' John Carson dies of cancer at home in Atlanta, Georgia, with a fiddle in his hands. He was the first country artist to sell a major volume of records following his first recording session, in 1923
    Nov 1, 1952
    Dixie Lee, the wife of pop singer Bing Crosby, dies of ovarian cancer in Los Angeles' exclusive Holmby Hills neighborhood. The previous decade, Crosby netted a country hit with "Pistol Packin' Mama," a duet with The Andrews Sisters
    Aug 23, 1960
    Oscar Hammerstein II, who co-wrote the music for "Oklahoma!" and "The Sound Of Music," dies of cancer at home in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. In the 1950s, Slim Whitman had country hits with two of his songs: "Indian Love Call" and "Rose-Marie"
    Dec 2, 1960
    Lonnie Irving dies of leukemia just months after earning the only hit of his career, with "Pinball Machine." Irving is just 28 years old
    Apr 29, 1961
    Gilbert "Cisco" Houston dies of cancer in San Bernardino, California. A longtime drinking buddy and singing partner of Woody Guthrie, he co-wrote "Cocaine Blues," a hit for Roy Hogsed in 1948
    May 13, 1961
    Actor Gary Cooper dies of cancer in Beverly Hills, California. Known for his work in "High Noon," "The Pride Of The Yankees" and "Sergeant York," he will be referenced in Bill Anderson's 1970 country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
    Mar 29, 1962
    Emmett Miller dies of cancer in Georgia's Macon Hospital. The former Vaudevillian, who influenced the vocal style of Jimmie Rodgers, did the original version of "Lovesick Blues." He also influenced Merle Haggard and Bob Wills
    Aug 27, 1963
    Jim Denny dies of cancer in Nashville. While serving as house manager for the Grand Ole Opry, he became an influential talent booker, and joined Webb Pierce in forming Cedarwood Publishing, one of Nashville's first music publishing ventures
    Jan 1, 1967
    Charlie Monroe's wife, Betty, dies of cancer



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