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Jun 26, 1969
Former National Life & Accident chairman Edwin Craig dies of a heart ailment at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. Craig was the executive who gave final approval to the debut of the Grand Ole Opry
Jul 2, 1969
Lula Maddox, the mother and manager of The Maddox Brothers & Rose, dies in Rose's arms in the middle of a conversation
Oct 16, 1969
Record producer and Chess label executive Leonard Chess dies when he has a heart attack and crashes his car in Chicago. He produced Chuck Berry's "Maybellene," ranked among country's greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
Apr 1, 1970
Paul Cohen dies in Bryan, Texas. An executive with Decca Records, he was the first producer to record major performers in Nashville, at the Tulane Hotel. He is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1976
Mar 19, 1971
Brenda Lee's longtime manager, Dub Albritton, dies of lung cancer, at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. Albritton was a co-writer of her signature hit, "I'm Sorry"
Sep 7, 1972
Hubert Long dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital, months after surgery for a brain tumor. The manager or booking agent for such acts as Webb Pierce, Bill Anderson, George Jones and Faron Young is added to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1979
Jan 22, 1975
Ezra Carter dies after a lengthy illness in Nashville. The manager of The Carter Family, he was married to Maybelle Carter and was the father of Helen Carter, June Carter and Anita Carter
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
Mar 1, 1976
Record executive David Kapp dies at Doctors Hospital in New York City. The younger brother of Decca Records founder Jack Kapp, he oversaw the company's country activities from 1935-1951, and later founded his own label, Kapp Records
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"
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