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    • Jul 19, 1975
    Lefty Frizzell dies in Nashville following a stroke. He leaves a trail of honky-tonk classics, such as "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" and "Always Late (With Your Kisses)," on his way to membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Feb 20, 1977
    Music executive and songwriter Troy Martin dies of a stroke. He helped discover Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price and Carl Smith, and co-wrote Ernest Tubb's "Daddy When Is Mommy Coming Home"
    Apr 14, 1977
    Vito Pellettieri dies in Nashville after suffering a stroke. A longtime stage manager of the Grand Ole Opry, he helped George D. Hay develop the radio show's format after his appointment in 1934. During his tenure, Pellettieri also co-wrote Roy Acuff's hit "Unloved And Unclaimed"
    Jun 21, 1980
    Pop musician and songwriter Bert Kaempfert dies of a stroke in Switzerland. He wrote "Strangers In The Night," "Wooden Heart," "Danke Schoen" and "Spanish Eyes," the latter a 1988 country hit for Willie Nelson with Julio Iglesias
    Jan 3, 1981
    Elvis Presley's former producer, Felton Jarvis, dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital two weeks after suffering a stroke. Jarvis had just completed the album "Guitar Man," featuring re-mixed versions of old Presley non-hits
    Oct 17, 1982
    Alcyone Bate Beasley dies from a stroke at Nashville Memorial Hospital. The daughter of Dr. Humphrey Bate, she sang with his band The Possum Hunters in the early days of the Grand Ole Opry. She also provided harmony vocals on Ernest Tubb's version of "Blue Christmas"
    Mar 6, 1987
    Don Gant dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital following a stroke. A prominent music publisher, he produced Merle Haggard's "The Way I Am" and the Eddy Raven hits "Shine, Shine, Shine" and "You're Never Too Old For Young Love"
    May 23, 1991
    Songwriter Ernie Lee dies in Florida following a stroke. He co-wrote Pee Wee King's 1949 country hit "Tennessee Tears"
    Jan 15, 1992
    Bass player Dee Murray dies of a stroke in Nashville. An important member of Elton John's band, he also performed as a backing vocalist on Earl Thomas Conley's "Nobody Falls Like A Fool"
    Mar 31, 1993
    Songwriter Mitchell Parish dies of a stroke in New York. Parish wrote "Stardust," which became the title of a classic Willie Nelson album



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