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Mar 14, 1975
Songwriter Haven Gillespie dies in Las Vegas. In addition to the holiday classic "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town," he wrote The Hoosier Hot Shots' "Breezin' Along With The Breeze" and the western-swing classic "Right Or Wrong"
Apr 23, 1975
Badfinger guitarist Pete Ham commits suicide by hanging himself in the garage of his home in London. He co-wrote the Nilsson pop hit "Without You," remade by T.G. Sheppard during the early-1980s
Jun 10, 1975
Darrell Edwards, who co-wrote "Why Baby Why" with George Jones, commits suicide, shooting himself in the head with a shotgun
Jun 16, 1975
R&B label executive/songwriter Don Robey dies in Houston. Affiliated with such acts as Bobby "Blue" Bland and Johnny Ace, Robey wrote two songs that become country hits in the 1980s: "Share Your Love With Me," for Kenny Rogers; and "Pledging My Love," for Emmylou Harris
Jan 22, 1976
Pop songwriter Edgar Leslie dies in New York City. Later in the year, his song "Among My Souvenirs" is revived by Marty Robbins as a country hit
Mar 16, 1976
Songwriter Arthur Gunter dies in Port Huron, Michigan. He authored one of Elvis Presley's earliest hits, "Baby, Let's Play House"
Jun 25, 1976
Songwriter Johnny Mercer dies in Los Angeles. Noted for writing such pop classics as "Days Of Wine And Roses" and "Moon River," he also co-founded Capitol Records, a launching pad for such acts as Keith Urban, Merle Haggard and Garth Brooks. Tom T. Hall will have a country hit with Mercer's song "P.S. I Love You"
Aug 29, 1976
Blues man Jimmy Reed dies of an epileptic seizure while on tour in Oakland, California. His 1961 recording "Bright Lights, Big City" became a country hit after Sonny James recorded it in 1971
Dec 20, 1976
Lyricist Ned Washington dies in Los Angeles. He authored "The Nearness Of You," "Rawhide" and "When You Wish Upon A Star," plus the Oscar-winning Tex Ritter classic "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)"
Jan 2, 1977
Pop musician and songwriter Erroll Garner dies of emphysema in Los Angeles. He wrote the classic "Misty," which Ray Stevens remade as a country hit in 1975
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