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Apr 11, 1980
Cousin Emmy dies in Sherman Oaks, California. Born Cynthia May Carver in Lamb, Kentucky, she taught Grandpa Jones to play the banjo, and became a significant singer and bawdy comedian in concert and on radio from the 1920s to the 1950s. Additionally, she penned Buck Owens' "Ruby (Are You Mad)"
Jun 16, 1980
Bob Nolan, of the original Sons Of The Pioneers, dies of a heart attack while boating in California. The western vocal group, for whom Nolan co-wrote "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," enters the Country Music Hall of Fame four months later
Jun 21, 1980
Pop musician and songwriter Bert Kaempfert dies of a stroke in Switzerland. He wrote "Strangers In The Night," "Wooden Heart," "Danke Schoen" and "Spanish Eyes," the latter a 1988 country hit for Willie Nelson with Julio Iglesias
Sep 2, 1980
Songwriter Bill Boling dies in Nashville from injuries suffered in a car accident, 18 months after Johnny Rodriguez had a hit with his song "Down On The Rio Grande"
Sep 22, 1980
Electric guitarist Jimmy Bryant dies of lung cancer in Moultrie, Georgia. Teamed with steel player Speedy West, they were jointly known as the Flaming Guitars for their lightning-quick facility. Bryant also wrote the Waylon Jennings hit "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"
Sep 23, 1980
Songwriter Johnny "Peanuts" Wilson dies of a heart attack in Nashville. His credits include Kenny Rogers' "Love The World Away," C.W. McCall's "Roses For Mama" and John Schneider's "I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow," among others
Dec 8, 1980
John Lennon dies of a gun shot from a disturbed fan outside his New York home, the Dakota. Songs Lennon co-wrote as a member of The Beatles will become 1980s country hits for Sweethearts Of The Rodeo and Rosanne Cash
Dec 29, 1980
Singer/songwriter Tim Hardin dies of a heroin overdose in Los Angeles. He wrote the Johnny Cash & June Carter duet "If I Was A Carpenter"
Jan 31, 1981
Scotty Wiseman dies of a heart attack in Gainesville, Florida. A longtime member of the comedic husband-and-wife musical team Lulu Belle & Scotty, he wrote "Mountain Dew," Willie Nelson's "Remember Me" and Minnie Pearl's all-time favorite song, "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You"
Mar 4, 1981
Songwriters Hall of Fame member E.Y. "Yip" Harburg dies in an auto accident in Los Angeles. Blacklisted during the McCarthy era, he co-wrote the "Wizard Of Oz" classic "Over The Rainbow," which became a country hit for Jerry Lee Lewis just months before the accident
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