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    • Jun 15, 1978
    Johnny Bond's funeral is held at Forest Lawn in Los Angeles. In attendance are fellow western figures Rex Allen, Bob Nolan, Jimmy Wakely, Eddie Dean, Ray Whitley, Wesley Tuttle and Art Satherley
    Feb 21, 1979
    Ray Whitley dies from a diabetic attack while fishing in Baja California, Mexico. The singer and western movie star was a co-writer of Gene Autry's signature song, "Back In The Saddle Again"
    Feb 28, 1979
    "Back In The Saddle Again" songwriter Ray Whitley is memorialized with a private dinner at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California. The gathering brings together fellow western figures Bob Nolan, Wesley Tuttle, Jimmy Wakely, Tex Williams, Stuart Hamblen, Eddie Dean, Doye O'Dell and Hank Penny
    Oct 11, 1981
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Bobby Braddock and the late Ray Whitley. Braddock is noted for George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and Tammy Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E." Whitley wrote Gene Autry's theme song, "Back In The Saddle Again"
    Sep 21, 1991
    Singing cowboy Ray Whitley, who wrote "Back In The Saddle Again," is added to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame during ceremonies at Atlanta's World Congress Center
    Sep 23, 2000
    Actress Kay Whitley dies in Rancho Mirage, California. She was the former wife of Ray Whitley, a singing cowboy star who co-wrote the Gene Autry western classic "Back In The Saddle Again"
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