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    • Apr 23, 1979
    Lester Flatt enters Nashville's Baptist Hospital with a heart ailment
    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"
    Dec 14, 1979
    Grandpa Jones undergoes open heart surgery for the second time at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, requiring four hours to unblock arteries
    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"
    Apr 10, 1980
    Merrill Osmond, of The Osmonds, collapses in a London hotel, suffering with a heart issue and diabetes. He returns to the U.S. while the rest of the group continues what it says will be its farewell tour. Three years later, he's heard in The Osmonds' country hit "I Think About Your Lovin'"
    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
    Jan 1, 1981
    Marty Robbins suffers his second heart attack



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