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    • Oct 20, 2000
    Following his second stroke, Luke Wills dies in Las Vegas, Nevada. A younger brother of Bob Wills, he played on The Texas Playboys' "Ida Red Likes The Boogie," "Heart To Heart Talk" and "Faded Love," plus Johnnie Lee Wills' "Milk Cow Blues"
    Aug 9, 2001
    Songwriter Steve Runkle dies at the Residence at Alive Hospice in Nashville, 10 days after suffering a stroke. He wrote The Oak Ridge Boys' "Love Song"
    Feb 3, 2002
    James Blackwood, the last founding member of The Blackwood Brothers, dies in Memphis after a stroke. The Blackwoods' "His Hand In Mine" ranks among country's greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jun 19, 2002
    Earl Thomas Conley's mother, Ruth Conley, dies at Nashville's Southern Hills Medical Center following a stroke
    Mar 17, 2003
    Bill Carlisle dies at home in Nashville of complications from a stroke. A Grand Ole Opry member for nearly 40 years, he was acclaimed for his blend of energetic music and slapstick comedy, which earned him a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Apr 10, 2003
    Noel Fox dies at Nashville's Vanderbilt Medical Center, one week after suffering a stroke and heart attack. Fox spent five years as a bass vocalist for The Oak Ridge Boys prior to Richard Sterban's arrival
    Oct 17, 2003
    Film producer Bernard Schwartz dies in Los Angeles of complications from a stroke. He was responsible for both the Loretta Lynn story "Coal Miner's Daughter" and the Patsy Cline biopic "Sweet Dreams"
    Feb 25, 2005
    Edward Patten, the high voice in Gladys Knight's group, The Pips, dies in a suburban Detroit hospital following a stroke. The group's 1973 single "Midnight Train To Georgia" is ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    May 20, 2007
    Songwriter Ben Weisman dies of a stroke and pneumonia in Los Angeles. Best known for writing a number of Elvis Presley titles, he also authored Carl Smith's "Satisfaction Guaranteed" and Jim Reeves' "My Lips Are Sealed"
    Jan 19, 2008
    Singer/songwriter John Stewart dies following a stroke in a San Diego hospital. A former member of The Kingston Trio, he wrote Anne Murray's "Daydream Believer" and Rosanne Cash's "Runaway Train"



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