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    • Aug 9, 2005
    Steel guitarist Hal Rugg dies of cancer in Tucson, Arizona. A member of the Grand Ole Opry house band from 1963-1979, he played on hits by Loretta Lynn, Bobby Bare, Webb Pierce and Roy Clark, among others
    Aug 16, 2005
    Fiddler Vassar Clements dies of lung cancer at his Nashville home. Noted for his work in numerous genres, he played in Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and appeared on each of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" albums
    Oct 8, 2005
    Mark Chesnutt plays the 27th annual Cattle Barons' Gala, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio
    Nov 18, 2005
    Greg Perkins dies of cancer at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee, three days after the passing of his mother, Valda Perkins. He co-wrote the Dolly Parton hit "Silver And Gold" with father Carl Perkins and brother Stan Perkins
    Dec 9, 2005
    Drummer Mike Botts dies of cancer at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California. A former member of the pop band Bread, he also appeared on Johnny Lee's "Lookin' For Love" and Linda Ronstadt's "Crazy"
    Feb 22, 2006
    Sheryl Crow has surgery in Los Angeles for breast cancer. Just months earlier, she shared a country Grammy nomination with Vince Gill and Brooks & Dunn
    Feb 28, 2006
    Ron Cyrus, the father of Billy Ray Cyrus, dies in a Lexington hospital after battling lung cancer. The senior Cyrus spent 20 years as the Flatwoods representative in the Kentucky General Assembly
    Mar 3, 2006
    Charlie Hodge, a member of Elvis Presley's Memphis Mafia, dies of lung cancer at Knoxville's Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Hodge added guitar and backing vocals to Presley's hits "Way Down," "Moody Blue" and "Burning Love"
    Mar 6, 2006
    Bass player Tom Robb dies of liver cancer in Nashville. A former session player, he appeared on hits by Deborah Allen and Ricky Van Shelton, among others
    Mar 15, 2006
    Big & Rich sing "Brickhouse" and Martina McBride & Vanessa Williams team on "Stop! In The Name Of Love" at a New York benefit for cancer research. Also on the show: Sting, James Taylor, Elvis Costello, Smokey Robinson and Tony Bennett



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