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Sep 17, 2003
Singer/songwriter/actor Sheb Wooley dies at Nashville's Skyline Medical Center of leukemia. Known for "The Purple People Eater" and a series of parodies under the name Ben Colder, he wrote the "Hee Haw" theme song
Sep 26, 2003
Hughlene McWhorter Henley, the mother of The Eagles' Don Henley, dies of breast cancer in an East Texas hospital
Jan 12, 2004
Singer/songwriter Randy Vanwarmer dies at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle of leukemia. He scored a pop hit with "Just When I Needed You Most," and wrote hits for Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys and Michael Johnson
Apr 17, 2004
Songwriter/guitarist Dave Kirby dies at home in Branson, Missouri, from cancer. Married to Leona Williams, he played on hits by Dolly Parton and Bill Anderson, and wrote "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" and "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"
Jun 8, 2004
Music publisher Bill Lowery dies of cancer at Atlanta's Haven House Hospice. The founder of the publishing company the Lowery Group, he had a hand in the careers of Bill Anderson, Joe South, Jerry Reed, Mac Davis, Razzy Bailey and others
Jun 29, 2004
Jimmy Lee Fautheree dies of cancer at his home in Dallas. A singer, songwriter and guitarist, he worked on The Louisiana Hayride and developed a 1954 hit as a member of Jimmy & Johnny, "If You Don't Somebody Else Will"
Sep 12, 2004
Drummer Kenny Buttrey dies of cancer at his Nashville home. He played on Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville," as well as recordings by Bob Dylan, Waylon Jennings, Neil Young and Hank Locklin, among others
Sep 26, 2004
Songwriter Jim Hurt dies of liver cancer at his Nashville home. He wrote Alabama's "Love In The First Degree," Razzy Bailey's "I Keep Coming Back," Lee Greenwood's "Ain't No Trick" and John Conlee's "Working Man," among others
Oct 11, 2004
Fiddler Tommy Vaden dies from prostate cancer at Beverly Health Care in Springfield, Tennessee. His credits include hit singles by Hank Snow, Faron Young, Webb Pierce and Jim Reeves
Jan 23, 2005
Fiddler Art Stamper dies in a Louisville hospital, following a four-year battle with throat cancer. He was considered a bluegrass pioneer, recording with The Stanley Brothers in 1952, but left music several years later for a more stable line of work
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