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    • Apr 20, 1949
    Phil Spector's father commits suicide. The message on his tombstone inspires his son to write "To Know Him Is To Love Him," a 1987 country hit for Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
    Aug 2, 1952
    Katie Porter, the mother of Broadway composer Cole Porter, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage. Her son wrote the 1945 country hit "Don't Fence Me In"
    Dec 28, 1952
    Bob Wills' father, John Wills, dies of a heart attack in Houston
    May 23, 1953
    Ruben Tarpley, the father of eight-year-old Brenda Lee, dies from a freak accident, after being hit on the head by a hammer during a construction project in Georgia
    Oct 15, 1954
    Bill and Cliff Carlisle's father, Van Carlisle, dies
    Feb 26, 1955
    Lillie Williams, Hank Williams' mother, dies in Montgomery, Alabama
    Dec 11, 1956
    Patsy Cline's father, Sam Hensley, dies of throat cancer in a West Virginia hospital
    Jul 15, 1958
    Julia Lennon, the mother of John Lennon, dies in a car accident in Liverpool, England. The event comes a year after Lennon met future fellow Beatle Paul McCartney, with whom he shares songwriting credits on several country hits
    Oct 5, 1958
    Barty Brown, the father of Musical Brownies Milton and Derwood Brown, dies in Fort Worth, Texas. Both sons served as leaders and original members of the band, one of the influential acts in the development of western swing
    Mar 17, 1959
    Lida Carmichael dies in Los Angeles, the same day her son, Hoagy Carmichael, signs a contract to star in the NBC-TV western series "Laramie." Hoagy wrote "Georgia On My Mind," destined to become a country hit for Willie Nelson



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