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Aug 16, 2005
Fiddler Vassar Clements dies of lung cancer at his Nashville home. Noted for his work in numerous genres, he played in Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and appeared on each of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" albums
Nov 18, 2005
Greg Perkins dies of cancer at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee, three days after the passing of his mother, Valda Perkins. He co-wrote the Dolly Parton hit "Silver And Gold" with father Carl Perkins and brother Stan Perkins
Dec 9, 2005
Drummer Mike Botts dies of cancer at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California. A former member of the pop band Bread, he also appeared on Johnny Lee's "Lookin' For Love" and Linda Ronstadt's "Crazy"
Feb 28, 2006
Ron Cyrus, the father of Billy Ray Cyrus, dies in a Lexington hospital after battling lung cancer. The senior Cyrus spent 20 years as the Flatwoods representative in the Kentucky General Assembly
Mar 3, 2006
Charlie Hodge, a member of Elvis Presley's Memphis Mafia, dies of lung cancer at Knoxville's Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Hodge added guitar and backing vocals to Presley's hits "Way Down," "Moody Blue" and "Burning Love"
Mar 6, 2006
Bass player Tom Robb dies of liver cancer in Nashville. A former session player, he appeared on hits by Deborah Allen and Ricky Van Shelton, among others
Mar 29, 2006
Songwriter Penny Jay dies of cancer in Nashville, Arkansas. She wrote Carl & Pearl Butler's 1962 hit "Don't Let Me Cross Over"
Apr 11, 2006
June Pointer, of the pop and R&B group The Pointer Sisters, dies of cancer at the Santa Monica University Medical Center in California. The group nabbed a Grammy award in the country category in 1975 for its performance of "Fairytale"
Apr 23, 2006
Capricorn Records founder Phil Walden dies in his Atlanta home following a long bout with cancer. As a record executive and manager, he played a role in the careers of Charlie Daniels, Kenny Chesney, Otis Redding and The Allman Brothers Band
May 2, 2006
Artist manager Eddie Tickner dies of leukemia in Tucson, Arizona. He handled the careers of The Byrds, Emmylou Harris, Vern Gosdin, Gram Parsons and The Burrito Brothers, among others
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