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    • Oct 17, 2007
    Clarence "Tater" Tate dies of lung cancer at his home in Jonesborough, Tennessee. He earned acclaim as a fiddler and bass player with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys
    Oct 19, 2007
    Dolly Parton visits her former duet partner, Porter Wagoner, in a Nashville hospital. A day later, his publicist announces Wagoner has lung cancer
    Oct 22, 2007

    Mandolinist Butch Baldassari, suffering from cancer, is given a benefit concert at Vanderbilt in Nashville. Performers include: Ricky Skaggs, Dierks Bentley, Bela Fleck, Shawn Camp, Mark O'Connor, Kathy Chiavola, John Cowan, The Grascals and The Nashville Bluegrass Band

    Oct 26, 2007
    Porter Wagoner, suffering from inoperable lung cancer, is released from a Nashville hospital and provided care at Alive Hospice
    Oct 28, 2007
    Porter Wagoner dies of lung cancer at Alive Hospice in Nashville, with former duet partner Dolly Parton at his side. Known for his flamboyant rhinestone suits, he hosted an influential syndicated TV show and became an unofficial spokesman for the Grand Ole Opry. He joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002
    Oct 31, 2007
    Hank Thompson is released from the hospital after being diagnosed with lung cancer
    Nov 3, 2007
    Bettye Ashworth dies of lung cancer. She was married to Grand Ole Opry member Ernie Ashworth for 55 years
    Dec 16, 2007

    Dan Fogelberg dies from prostate cancer at his home in Deer Isle, Maine. The pop singer/songwriter recorded a 1985 country album, "High Country Snows," supporting it with a backing group that spawned The Desert Rose Band

    Jan 3, 2008
    Stephen Stills, a founding member of the pioneering country-rock act Buffalo Springfield, undergoes surgery for prostate cancer in Los Angeles
    Mar 10, 2008
    Guitarist Barry "Byrd" Burton dies of leukemia at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. A former member of The Amazing Rhythm Aces, he played on "Third Rate Romance," Merle Haggard's single "The Way I Am" and the Don Williams hit "Tulsa Time," among others



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