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    • Dec 16, 1997
    Carl Perkins suffers his third stroke in four weeks and is taken to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee
    Jan 3, 1998
    Grandpa Jones suffers a stroke following his performance on the Grand Ole Opry. He never recovers, dying seven weeks later. The show also marks the "unofficial" Opry debut of Ricochet, which performed on an Opry matinee in June 1996
    Jan 6, 1998
    Three days after suffering a stroke following his performance on the Grand Ole Opry, Grandpa Jones has another stroke while under care at Nashville's Baptist Hospital
    May 20, 1998
    Royce Kendall, of The Kendalls, suffers a stroke prior to a show in Marquette, Iowa
    Aug 9, 1998
    Bass player Bobby McBay, a former member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, dies in Texarkana, Texas, following a stroke. He was with the band from 1964-1965
    Aug 25, 1998
    Rockabilly artist Charlie Feathers is admitted to Memphis' St. Francis Hospital after suffering a stroke. Feathers wrote Elvis Presley's "I Forgot To Remember To Forget"
    Feb 6, 1999
    Songwriter Mike Anthony suffers a heart attack and massive stroke in Nashville, leading to his death a month later. Anthony wrote John Michael Montgomery's "I Miss You A Little"
    Mar 17, 1999
    Film composer Ernest Gold dies in Santa Monica following a stroke. He was the father of singer/songwriter/musician Andrew Gold, who wrote Wynonna's "I Saw The Light" and played on numerous Linda Ronstadt recordings
    Jun 23, 1999
    Vern Gosdin suffers a stroke while driving in Nashville, leaving him with temporary loss of control on the right side of his body
    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"



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