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Nov 26, 1973
Bass player John Rostill dies in Radlett, England, electrocuted by a guitar in his home studio. An ex-member of The Shadows, he wrote the Olivia Newton-John hits "Please Mr. Please," "Let Me Be There" and "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"
Jul 17, 1974
Guitarist/harmony vocalist Don Rich dies in a motorcycle accident near Morro Beach, California. A member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, he provided some of the inspiration in the group's sound and co-wrote "Before You Go" and "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line"
Aug 21, 1975
Sam McGee dies in a farming accident, run over by a tractor while bailing hay on his property in Franklin, Tennessee. The guitarist and banjo player earned acclaim as a sideman for Uncle Dave Macon, and, alongside his brother Kirk, played the Grand Ole Opry from the 1920s until his death
Dec 3, 1977
Jimmy Heap dies in a boating accident four months after entering retirement. The western swing figure earned a 1954 hit with his recording of "Release Me" and was a co-writer of Hank Thompson's classic "The Wild Side Of Life"
Jan 23, 1978
Vic Ames, one-fourth of The Ames Brothers, dies in an ice-related car accident in Nashville. Prominent in the 1950s, the group had a pop hit with the 1956 release "It Only Hurts For A Little While," remade for the country charts by Margo Smith just weeks before Ames' death
Sep 19, 1979
Joe "Fingers" Carr dies in a car accident near his home in Camarillo, California. The former husband of Margaret Whiting, he shared billing with Tennessee Ernie Ford on the 1951 country hit "Tailor Made Woman"
Apr 28, 1980
Bass player Tommy Caldwell dies in a car crash in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was a member of the Southern rock group The Marshall Tucker Band, playing on "Can't You See," covered for the country charts by Waylon Jennings in 1976
Jul 23, 1980
Former Grateful Dead keyboard player Keith Godchaux dies in an automobile accident in Marin County, California. The Dead will be referenced in Lonestar's 1996 country hit "No News"
Sep 2, 1980
Songwriter Bill Boling dies in Nashville from injuries suffered in a car accident, 18 months after Johnny Rodriguez had a hit with his song "Down On The Rio Grande"
Mar 4, 1981
Songwriters Hall of Fame member E.Y. "Yip" Harburg dies in an auto accident in Los Angeles. Blacklisted during the McCarthy era, he co-wrote the "Wizard Of Oz" classic "Over The Rainbow," which became a country hit for Jerry Lee Lewis just months before the accident
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