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    • Dec 7, 2015
    Songwriter Don Pfrimmer dies from leukemia at his home in Nashville. He authored Diamond Rio's "Meet In The Middle," Ronnie Milsap's "She Keeps The Home Fires Burning" and Lonestar's "My Front Porch Looking In," among others
    Jan 10, 2016
    David Bowie dies of liver cancer in New York. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he's referenced in Aaron Watson's country hit "Outta Style"
    Mar 4, 2016
    Joey Martin Feek, of the duo Joey+Rory, dies after a lengthy battle with cancer in Alexandria, Indiana. Named Top New Duo by the Academy of Country Music in 2010, they will earn a Grammy in 2017 with "Hymns That Are Important To Us," released just weeks before her passing
    Jun 23, 2016
    Ralph Stanley dies at his home in Sandy Ridge, Virginia, after battling skin cancer. As a member of The Stanley Brothers, he had a hand in such bluegrass classics as "Rank Stranger," "Angel Band" and "How Far To Little Rock." As a solo act, he earned a Grammy for "O Death," from the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
    Jul 16, 2016
    Bonnie Brown, of The Browns, dies after a battle with lung cancer at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. The group applied traditional-pop harmonies to country songs in the 1950s and '60s, led by "The Three Bells." The Browns joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015
    Jul 21, 2016
    Bass player Lewie Steinberg dies of cancer in Memphis. One of the founding members of Booker T. & The MG's, he contributed to William Bell's "You Don't Miss Your Water," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 5, 2016
    Songwriter Richard Fagan dies in Nashville after battling liver cancer. He authored John Michael Montgomery's "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" and "Be My Baby Tonight," as well as Moe Bandy's "Americana" and Clay Walker's "Only On Days That End In 'Y'"
    Aug 30, 2016
    Fiddler Hoot Hester dies of cancer. A founding member of The Time Jumpers, he spent several years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry house band. Hester played on hits by Steve Wariner, Gene Watson and Conway Twitty
    Sep 1, 2016
    Songwriter Kacey Jones dies of cancer in Nashville. A solo artist and member of the comic trio Ethel & The Shameless Hussies, she wrote Mickey Gilley's 1985 hit "I'm The One Mama Warned You About"
    Sep 25, 2016
    Pop singer/songwriter Rod Temperton dies in his London home of cancer. He wrote hits for Michael Jackson, George Benson and The Brothers Johnson. His ballad "Always And Forever," made famous by Heatwave, was cited in the lyrics of Bryan White's 1996 country hit "That's Another Song"



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