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    • Sep 20, 1984
    Singer/songwriter Steve Goodman dies at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle of complications from leukemia. He wrote "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," by David Allan Coe; and "City Of New Orleans," by Willie Nelson
    Mar 7, 1985
    Kris Kristofferson enters University Hospital in Seattle after suffering undisclosed injuries while working on the movie "Trouble In Mind"
    Feb 2, 1986
    Blaine Larsen is born in Tacoma, Washington. He releases his debut album shortly before his 19th birthday, landing his first hit with a song about suicide, "How Do You Get That Lonely." He also co-writes George Strait's "I Gotta Get To You"
    Aug 4, 1986
    Merle Haggard skips a fair date in Clark County, Washington. Associates attribute the cancellation to the flu, though rumors run rampant that a fight with his wife, Deborah, precipitated the no-show
    Mar 25, 1988
    Pop artist/producer Ryan Lewis is born in Spokane, Washington. Most closely associated with Macklemore, Ryan also co-writes the Dan + Shay country hit "Glad You Exist"
    Jun 11, 1989
    Thomas Ben Lewis, the 17-year-old son of former hitmaker Texas Jim Lewis, is stabbed in the back and killed at his sister's wedding in Washington state
    Jan 23, 1990
    Texas Jim Lewis dies of colon cancer at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. He appeared in numerous western movies and earned a hit in 1944 by remaking "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry." His supporting band became the backing band for Spade Cooley
    Dec 2, 1990
    "Streets Of Bakersfield" songwriter Homer Joy has a defibrillator installed in his chest during open-heart surgery at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington
    Jan 4, 1991
    The Internal Revenue Service auctions a home Willie Nelson purchased for his mother in Yakima, Washington. The property sells for $50,500, more than $20,000 under its market value
    Apr 6, 1992
    Vince Gill sings the national anthem at the Seattle Mariners' home opener against the Texas Rangers in the Kingdome. The Rangers win, 12-10, with nearly 56,000 people in the stands
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