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    • Aug 10, 2008
    R&B legend Isaac Hayes is pronounced dead at Memphis' Baptist East Hospital after suffering a stroke. He wrote "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," a Sam & Dave classic remade as a 1976 country hit by Sonny James
    Feb 7, 2009
    Molly Bee dies of stroke-related complications at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, California. She earned a Christmas hit in 1952 with "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" and was a regular on TV's "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show"
    Apr 28, 2009
    Vern Gosdin dies in a Nashville hospital weeks after suffering a stroke. Known as "The Voice," he was a staunch traditional country singer and won the Country Music Association's Song of the Year honor for co-writing "Chiseled In Stone"
    Jun 10, 2009
    Producer Barry Beckett dies of complications from a stroke at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. His credits include hits by Eddy Raven, Lorrie Morgan, Kenny Chesney and Hank Williams Jr.
    Jul 17, 2010
    Guitarist Fred Carter Jr. dies at Nashville's Vanderbilt Medical Center following a stroke. The father of Deana Carter, he played on hits by Waylon Jennings, Roy Orbison, Bobby Bare and Porter Wagoner
    Mar 16, 2011
    Bluegrass promoter Carlton Haney dies of complications from a stroke at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. He co-wrote Conway Twitty's "To See My Angel Cry"
    Jun 23, 2011
    TV and film composer Fred Steiner dies after a stroke at his home in Ajijic, Mexico. Among his survivors is daughter Wendy Waldman, who wrote The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Fishin' In The Dark"
    Jul 8, 2011
    Fiddler Kenny Baker dies in Nashville days after suffering a stroke. A longtime member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, he played on Tom T. Hall's country hit "Fox On The Run"
    Jul 13, 2011
    Songwriter Jerry Ragovoy dies following a stroke in New York City. Faith Hill had a country hit with his song "Piece Of My Heart." Ragovoy also penned The Rolling Stones' "Time Is On My Side"
    Aug 27, 2011
    Lofton Creek founder Harold Shafer dies in Jacksonville, Florida, following a stroke. The label earned a #1 country hit with Heartland's "I Loved Her First"



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