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    • Apr 17, 2004
    Songwriter/guitarist Dave Kirby dies at home in Branson, Missouri, from cancer. Married to Leona Williams, he played on hits by Dolly Parton and Bill Anderson, and wrote "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" and "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"
    Jun 8, 2004
    Music publisher Bill Lowery dies of cancer at Atlanta's Haven House Hospice. The founder of the publishing company the Lowery Group, he had a hand in the careers of Bill Anderson, Joe South, Jerry Reed, Mac Davis, Razzy Bailey and others
    Jun 17, 2004
    Johnny Lee announces he's free of colon cancer after a two-year battle
    Jun 29, 2004
    Jimmy Lee Fautheree dies of cancer at his home in Dallas. A singer, songwriter and guitarist, he worked on The Louisiana Hayride and developed a 1954 hit as a member of Jimmy & Johnny, "If You Don't Somebody Else Will"
    Aug 14, 2004
    A Rolling Stones spokesman indicates drummer Charlie Watts is recovering from throat cancer. He played on "Honky Tonk Women," ranked in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" as one of country's 500 greatest singles
    Sep 12, 2004
    Drummer Kenny Buttrey dies of cancer at his Nashville home. He played on Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville," as well as recordings by Bob Dylan, Waylon Jennings, Neil Young and Hank Locklin, among others
    Sep 26, 2004
    Songwriter Jim Hurt dies of liver cancer at his Nashville home. He wrote Alabama's "Love In The First Degree," Razzy Bailey's "I Keep Coming Back," Lee Greenwood's "Ain't No Trick" and John Conlee's "Working Man," among others
    Oct 2, 2004
    The London Daily Mirror quotes Mick Jagger saying fellow Rolling Stone Charlie Watts has completely recovered from throat cancer. The Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book, "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 7, 2004
    Rocker Melissa Etheridge tells the public she's been diagnosed with breast cancer. She subsequently has two operations to remove tumors. The singer wrote Trisha Yearwood's "You Can Sleep While I Drive"
    Oct 11, 2004
    Fiddler Tommy Vaden dies from prostate cancer at Beverly Health Care in Springfield, Tennessee. His credits include hit singles by Hank Snow, Faron Young, Webb Pierce and Jim Reeves



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