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    • Jun 12, 1978
    Johnny Bond dies of a heart attack at the St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. A movie sidekick to Gene Autry and Tex Ritter, as well as an artist and songwriter in his own right, he lands a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame two decades later
    Jun 30, 1978
    Bill Harrah dies during heart surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Founder of the Harrah's casino chain, he was married for four months to Bobbie Gentry from 1969-1970
    Oct 22, 1978
    Dorothy Shay dies of a heart attack at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. Known as the Park Avenue Hillbilly, she scored a 1947 country hit with her version of "Feudin' And Fightin'"
    Jun 26, 1979
    Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, dies of heart failure at age 63
    Jul 6, 1979
    Songwriter/producer Van McCoy dies of a heart attack in Englewood, New Jersey. Best known for his disco hit "The Hustle," he's also credited with writing Jody Miller's "Baby, I'm Yours" and Billy "Crash" Craddock's "Walk Softly"
    Jan 30, 1980
    Warren Smith dies of a heart attack in Longview, Texas. Following a stint in rockabilly with Sam Phillips' Sun label, he accrued a pair of honky-tonk hits, "I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today" and "Odds And Ends (Bits And Pieces)," in 1960-61
    Apr 4, 1980
    Red Sovine dies after suffering a heart attack while driving a van in Nashville. A member of the Grand Ole Opry beginning in 1954, he gained his biggest recognition for the recitation records "Teddy Bear," "Giddyup Go" and "Phantom 309"
    Jun 16, 1980
    Bob Nolan, of the original Sons Of The Pioneers, dies of a heart attack while boating in California. The western vocal group, for whom Nolan co-wrote "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," enters the Country Music Hall of Fame four months later
    Jul 15, 1980
    Bandleader Ben Selvin dies of a heart attack on New York's Long Island. A pioneering recording artist, he snapped up a #1 pop single in 1927 with "Blue Skies," a song readapted for country music by Willie Nelson in 1978
    Sep 23, 1980
    Songwriter Johnny "Peanuts" Wilson dies of a heart attack in Nashville. His credits include Kenny Rogers' "Love The World Away," C.W. McCall's "Roses For Mama" and John Schneider's "I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow," among others



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