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    • Apr 16, 2000
    Recording engineer Aaron Shelton, a pioneer in the Nashville studio industry, dies at age 89. In 1946, he co-founded the Castle Recording Studio, the home of legendary sessions by Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Carl Smith and Red Foley, among others
    Apr 17, 2000
    Pioneering country executive Murray Nash dies in Ocala, Florida, of lung cancer. He played a role in the careers of Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Carlisle and Pee Wee King while working for Mercury Records and Acuff-Rose Music
    Jun 30, 2001
    Chet Atkins dies at home after a long bout with cancer. An influential guitarist and producer who helped create "The Nashville Sound," he entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973 and earned a Lifetime Achievement award from the Grammys
    Sep 11, 2001
    Artist manager David Skepner dies of a heart attack in Nashville. He worked for many years with both Loretta Lynn and Riders In The Sky
    Mar 21, 2002
    Songwriter/record executive/producer/musician Tommy Hill dies in Nashville. The brother of Goldie Hill, his credits included Webb Pierce's "Slowly," Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear" and Johnny Bond's "10 Little Bottles," among others
    Aug 22, 2002
    Recording technician Denny Purcell is found dead in his office at Nashville's Georgetown Masters. He worked on albums by Garth Brooks, The Dixie Chicks and Trisha Yearwood, among many others
    Oct 13, 2002
    "Louisiana Hayride" producer Horace Logan dies in Victoria, Texas. The "Hayride," a radio show similar in format to the Grand Ole Opry, played a major role in the careers of Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Jim Reeves and Johnny Horton, among others
    Apr 27, 2003
    Media executive Ed Gaylord dies of pancreatic cancer at his home in Oklahoma City. He established Gaylord Entertainment, which owned TNN, CMT and the Grand Ole Opry for much of the 1990s
    Jul 30, 2003
    Record producer Sam Phillips dies at Memphis' St. Francis Hospital from respiratory failure. Founding Sun Records, he played a role in the careers of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and others, landing in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Sep 23, 2003
    Music publisher Roy Horton dies in Broad Top City, Pennsylvania. He entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982 after working for Peer Music. He also was a member of The Pinetoppers, who earned one country hit: 1950's "Mockin' Bird Hill"



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