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    • Jan 1, 2019
    Pegi Young dies of cancer in California. She was married for 36 years to "Are You Ready For The Country" songwriter Neil Young
    Jan 3, 2019
    Steve Ripley dies of cancer at his home in Pawnee, Oklahoma. A former studio owner, he was the lead singer for The Tractors, who earned a 1994 country hit with the hybrid sound of "Baby Likes To Rock It"
    Feb 21, 2019
    Bass player Peter Tork dies of cancer in Mansfield, Connecticut. He was a member of The Monkees, a 1960s pop band whose single "Last Train To Clarksville" was ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 12, 2019
    Russell Smith dies of cancer at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee. He sang lead for The Amazing Rhythm Aces and wrote their signature hit, "Third Rate Romance." He also penned Randy Travis' "Look Heart, No Hands," Don Williams' "Heartbeat In The Darkness" and Ricky Van Shelton's "Keep It Between The Lines"
    Sep 28, 2019
    Songwriter/producer busbee dies from a form of brain cancer. He oversaw sessions by Maren Morris, Keith Urban and Lauren Alaina, and authored such titles as Hunter Hayes' "Storm Warning," Lady Antebellum's "You Look Good" and Carly Pearce's "Every Little Thing"
    Mar 14, 2020
    Jacqueline McEntire dies from cancer. Her children include country hitmakers Reba McEntire and Pake McEntire
    Apr 6, 2020
    Songwriter Jimmy Jay dies of cancer in Florida. A former recording artist and touring musician, he authored Ernest Ashworth's 1966 country hit "At Ease Heart"
    Apr 15, 2020
    Gospel Music Hall of Fame member Gary McSpadden dies of pancreatic cancer in Tulsa. He was a member of The Oak Ridge Boys briefly in the 1960s before the group transitioned into country
    May 9, 2020
    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Little Richard dies of bone cancer in Nashville. A flamboyant rock and R&B pioneer in the 1950s, he saw two of his songs become hits for country stars: Billy "Crash" Craddock's cover of "Slippin' And Slidin'" and Waylon Jennings' version of "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)"
    Jun 12, 2020
    Songwriter Larry W. Johnson dies after a two-year battle with cancer. He co-wrote the Tim McGraw hit "Don't Take The Girl"



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