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Jul 15, 2010
Songwriter Hank Cochran dies of pancreatic cancer at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Among his compositions: Patsy Cline's "I Fall To Pieces," Eddy Arnold's "Make The World Go Away," Vern Gosdin's "Set 'Em Up Joe" and George Strait's "Ocean Front Property." Cochran joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014
Aug 2, 2010
Mitch Jayne, founding bass player for the bluegrass band The Dillards, dies of cancer in Columbia, Missouri. Featured periodically on "The Andy Griffith Show," The Dillards were an acclaimed progressive group that influenced numerous acts, including Ricky Skaggs and The Eagles
Aug 18, 2010
Bass player and guitarist Kenny Edwards dies in Santa Barbara, California. He played on scads of Linda Ronstadt hits, plus country releases by Wynonna, David Lee Murphy and The Charlie Daniels Band
Dec 10, 2010
Gospel singer Sherrill Nielsen dies of lung cancer in Atlanta, Georgia. He was part of Elvis Presley's final road band, present on live recordings of "Softly, As I Leave You" and "Unchained Melody"
Jan 25, 2011
Steel guitarist Buddy Charleton dies of lung cancer at his home in Locust Grove, Virginia. He spent more than a decade with Ernest Tubb's Texas Troubadours, playing on "Thanks A Lot" and "Waltz Across Texas"
Jan 26, 2011
Charlie Louvin dies at home in Wartrace, Tennessee, of pancreatic cancer. The Louvin Brothers used genetic harmonies to build an influential career as a duo, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
Mar 8, 2011
Clay Walker's father, Ernest Clayton Walker, Sr. dies of cancer at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
Mar 14, 2011
Songwriter Todd Cerney dies of cancer in Nashville. He was best known for authoring Restless Heart's "I'll Still Be Loving You" and Steve Holy's "Good Morning Beautiful"
Mar 20, 2011
Steel guitarist Ralph Mooney dies of cancer at home in Kennedale, Texas. An innovative musician, he wrote "Crazy Arms" and played on a host of hits by the likes of Waylon Jennings, Buck Owens and Merle Haggard
Mar 30, 2011
Singer/songwriter Harley Allen dies of lung cancer at home in Brentwood, Tennessee. Among his credits: Alan Jackson's "Everything I Love," Joe Nichols' "I'll Wait For You" and Darryl Worley's "Awful, Beautiful Life"
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