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Jun 7, 2003
Drummer Tommy Perkins, of the Texas Playboys, dies in Lawton, Oklahoma, from head injuries suffered in a car accident on his way home from a concert in Wichita Falls, Texas. Perkins appeared on the Bob Wills classic "Faded Love"
Oct 4, 2003
Loretta Lynn's son, Ernie Lynn, is injured in a car accident in Humphreys County, Tennessee, after losing control of his vehicle. A passenger dies in the wreck
Nov 5, 2003
The Righteous Brothers' Bobby Hatfield dies in a Kalamazoo, Michigan, hotel, of a cocaine overdose. Hatfield's rendition of "Unchained Melody" was recut as a country hit by LeAnn Rimes. The Oak Ridge Boys covered the Righteous hit "Dream On"
Aug 22, 2004
Concert announcer Al Dvorin, who made famous the phrase "Elvis has left the building," dies in a one-car accident on a desert road near Ivanpah, California. Dvorin, a passenger, was thrown from the car when it veered off the pavement
Apr 11, 2005
Aaron Tippin's father, Willis Tippin, dies in a traffic accident near Greenville, North Carolina. The tragedy occurs on the elder Tippin's 78th birthday
May 21, 2006
Billy Walker dies, along with his wife and two band members, when his van overturns after veering off Interstate 65 near Fort Deposit, Alabama. Nicknamed the Tall Texan, the Grand Ole Opry member left a trail of more than 15 Top 10 hits
Jun 16, 2006
A man who had attended the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, hops over a fence onto Interstate 24 in front of a moving tour bus owned by Ricky Skaggs, who had just played the date. The man dies on the scene
Sep 30, 2006
Bass singer Prentiss Barnes dies in a car accident near Magnolia, Mississippi. He was a member of the R&B group The Moonglows, whose 1950s hit "Sincerely" was remade as a country single by The Forester Sisters
Feb 24, 2007
Roy Wayne Hubbard dies in a helicopter crash in Bold Springs, Georgia. Among the three children he leaves behind is Tyler Hubbard, destined to become one-half of Florida Georgia Line
May 20, 2007
Leslie "Sissy" Fitzgerald dies at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville after a motorcycle accident. Her boss, Alan Jackson, writes "Sissy's Song" for the funeral
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