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    • 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"
    Jul 7, 2008
    CPR Records reports steel guitarist Don Helms, formerly with Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys, suffered a stroke and a heart attack over the Fourth of July weekend
    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
    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"
    Jan 15, 2010
    Charlie Daniels suffers a mild stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado
    Jan 17, 2010
    Charlie Daniels is released from Swedish Medical Center in Denver two days after suffering a mild stroke
    Mar 10, 2010
    The Sweet Inspirations' Myrna Smith is hospitalized in London during an Elvis In Concert European tour. The singer, who performed on several of Presley's hits, is later diagnosed with a stroke
    Apr 30, 2010
    The Houston Post reports Willie Nelson's longtime drummer, Paul English, has suffered a stroke
    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"



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