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Aug 7, 1968
Funeral services are held for Johnny Cash guitarist Luther Perkins, who was killed by a fire at home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Pallbearers include Cash, Carl Perkins, W.S. Holland and Marshall Grant
Sep 22, 1968
The Jordanaires sing "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)" during Red Foley's funeral at the Madison Church of Christ in Tennessee. Others in attendance include Minnie Pearl, Porter Wagoner, Roy Acuff, Brenda Lee, Grandpa Jones, Webb Pierce and Pat Boone
Oct 1, 1968
Elvis Presley attends the funeral for Dewey Phillips, the Memphis disc jockey who first interviewed the singer on the air. Pallbearers include record producer Sam Phillips and Dickey Lee
Oct 26, 1970
Friends of Janis Joplin throw a drug-addled wake for the singer at the Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California, where Janis' fiance tries to sleep with her sister. Joplin had recorded "Me And Bobby McGee" one month prior
May 14, 1971
Hank Snow and music publisher Bill Denny are among the pallbearers as "Sunny Side Of The Mountain" songwriter Bobby Gregory is memorialized at Christ Church Episcopal in Nashville
Jul 19, 1973
The funeral of Clarence White, formerly of The Byrds, is attended by more than 100 people, including ex-bandmate Chris Hillman. At the gravesite, Gram Parsons and Bernie Leadon sing an impromptu version of "Farther Along"
Nov 13, 1973
Three days after he was murdered, David "Stringbean" Akeman is laid to rest in Nashville. Attending the funeral are Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, Grandpa Jones, Bill Carlisle, Tex Ritter, Roy Acuff, The Willis Brothers and Bill Anderson
Jan 4, 1974
Four hundred attend the funeral for Tex Ritter at Nashville's First Presbyterian Church, including Roy Acuff and Ernest Tubb
Jan 6, 1974
Tex Ritter is buried at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches, Texas. In attendance are Tom T. Hall, Ralph Emery and Johnny Bond
Jul 10, 1975
Sixteen-year-old Lorrie Morgan sings "Morning Has Broken" during the funeral for George Morgan at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Nashville. Attending: Johnny Cash, June Carter, Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Tammy Wynette and Bill Anderson
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