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Jul 12, 1998
Millie Clements, the wife of Grammy-winning fiddler Vassar Clements, dies of cancer
Sep 8, 1998
Songwriter Dick Heard dies of cancer in Little Rock, Arkansas. He co-wrote Elvis Presley's "Kentucky Rain" and Mel Street's "Smokey Mountain Memories," and worked at GRT Records, which released records by Alabama and Ronnie McDowell
Sep 14, 1998
R&B singer Johnny Adams dies from cancer in a Baton Rouge hospital. His 1969 hit "Reconsider Me" was revamped for the country charts in 1975 by Narvel Felts
Oct 2, 1998
Actor, singer and entrepreneur Gene Autry dies of cancer at his home in Studio City, California. The singing cowboy had five stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, owned the California Angels and became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
Oct 15, 1998
Country disc jockey Hugh Cherry dies from cancer in Long Beach, California. He held influential on-air stints in Nashville and Los Angeles in the 1950s and '60s, becoming one of the original 1977 inductees in the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame
Nov 29, 1998
Drummer David "Butch" McDade dies of cancer in Maryville, Tennessee. He was a founding member of The Amazing Rhythm Aces, who gained mid-1970s hits with "Third Rate Romance," "The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" and "Amazing Grace (Used To Be Her Favorite Song)"
Jan 22, 1999
Steel guitarist Jimmy Day dies at Houston's Hermann Hospital from heart failure following a bout with cancer. He played on hits by The Everly Brothers, Webb Pierce, George Jones, Ray Price, Charlie Walker and Jim Reeves, among others
Mar 2, 1999
Pop singer Dusty Springfield dies of breast cancer at her home in England. Her 1968 recording of "Son-Of-A Preacher Man" is named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
Apr 12, 1999
Boxcar Willie dies of leukemia in Branson, Missouri. A member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1981, he gained national fame for his hobo attire and a series of traditional country recordings marketed via late-night TV commercials
Jun 20, 1999
Victory Shaver, the mother of singer/songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, dies of cancer
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