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    • Mar 11, 2005
    Fiddler Vassar Clements, one of a handful of artists who appeared on all three volumes of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," is diagnosed with lung cancer
    Apr 1, 2005
    Pop songwriter Jack Keller dies of leukemia at Nashville's Vanderbilt Medical Center. Known for the themes to "Bewitched" and "Hazel," he also wrote Debby Boone's "My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own" and Ernest Tubb's "Ev'rybody's Somebody's Fool"
    Apr 11, 2005
    Bass player Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance dies in Nashville, after suffering with cancer and Alzheimer's disease. His resume includes hits by Faron Young, Marty Robbins, The Everly Brothers, Webb Pierce and Hank Williams, among others
    May 14, 2005
    Jimmy Martin dies of bladder cancer at Alive Hospice in Nashville. The lead singer for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during two stints from 1949-1955, he went on to build a respected solo career. Martin was inducted in the International Bluegrass Hall of Honor in 1995
    May 15, 2005
    Songwriter Wayne Perry dies of throat cancer in Hamilton, Ohio. He wrote such hits as Tim McGraw's "Not A Moment Too Soon," Collin Raye's "Every Second" and Lorrie Morgan's "What Part Of No"
    Jun 28, 2005
    Big Al Downing's wife announces the singer/songwriter is hospitalized with leukemia and will begin chemotherapy immediately. Downing wrote and performed the original version of the Tom Jones country hit "Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)"
    Jul 4, 2005
    Big Al Downing dies of complications from leukemia at a hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts. The singer/songwriter played piano on Wanda Jackson's "Let's Have A Party" and wrote Tom Jones' "Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)"
    Jul 22, 2005
    R&B singer/songwriter Eugene Record dies of cancer in Chicago. A founding member of The Chi-Lites, he wrote and sang lead on the original version of "Oh Girl," remade as a country hit by Con Hunley in 1982
    Aug 4, 2005
    "You Can Sleep While I Drive" songwriter Melissa Etheridge appears on TV's "Extra," announcing she's cancer-free
    Aug 4, 2005
    Vassar Clements checks into Nashville's Summit Hospital, where tests indicate his lung cancer has spread to his brain. The Grammy-winning fiddler decides to discontinue chemotherapy treatments



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