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Jun 15, 1984
Pop songwriter Meredith Willson dies in Santa Monica, California. Known for the play "The Music Man" and the song "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas," he also wrote Eddy Arnold's country hit "May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You"
Jun 18, 1984
Songwriter/guitarist Paul Howard dies of heart failure. A member of the Grand Ole Opry beginning in April 1942, he claimed to have been the first musician to play an electric guitar on the show. He also wrote Wesley Tuttle's "With Tears In My Eyes"
Sep 20, 1984
Singer/songwriter Steve Goodman dies at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle of complications from leukemia. He wrote "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," by David Allan Coe; and "City Of New Orleans," by Willie Nelson
Nov 13, 1984
Singer/songwriter Don Addrisi dies of pancreatic cancer in California. One-half of the pop duo The Addrisi Brothers, he joined younger sibling Dick Addrisi to write The Association's 1967 pop hit "Never My Love," re-cast as a country single by Vern Gosdin in 1978
Dec 6, 1984
Songwriter Mann Curtis dies in Marin County, California. Just two years prior, Willie Nelson had revived "Let It Be Me," a song Curtis wrote for The Everly Brothers
Dec 22, 1984
Songwriter Edith Lindeman dies in Richmond, Virginia. She was a co-writer of "Little Things Mean A Lot," a 1978 country hit for Margo Smith
Dec 29, 1984
Pop songwriter Leo Robin dies in Woodland Hills, California. A co-writer of "Thanks For The Memory" and "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend," he also wrote Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," which Willie Nelson covers for the soundtrack of the 1992 movie "Honeymoon In Vegas"
Jan 18, 1985
Singer/songwriter Werly Fairburn dies of lung cancer in Los Angeles. A former "Louisiana Hayride" star, he authored Carl Smith's "I Feel Like Cryin'" and Jim Reeves' "I Guess I'm Crazy"
Feb 13, 1985
Songwriter Al Jacobs dies in Baltimore, Maryland. He wrote Margo Smith's "If I Give My Heart To You," plus the classic "Hurt," which becomes a country hit the next year for Juice Newton
Mar 17, 1985
Songwriter Jimmy Gately, a former member of Bill Anderson's Po' Boys, dies in Nashville. His credits include: Anderson's "Bright Lights And Country Music," Webb Pierce's "Alla My Love" and Sonny James' "The Minute You're Gone"
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