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    • Mar 24, 1957
    Singer/songwriter Carson Robison dies in Pleasant Valley, New York. A recording artist for four decades, he wrote many of his songs from the national events of the day. His hits included "Hitler's Last Letter To Hirohito" and "Life Gits Tee-Jus Don't It"
    Apr 25, 1957
    The reverend Andy Jenkins dies. A member of The Jenkins Family--one of the first country acts to appear on the radio--he wrote Jimmie Rodgers' 1928 release "Ben Dewberry's Final Run"
    Dec 26, 1957
    Jimmie Osborne commits suicide with a .32-caliber pistol following a spat with his wife at his trailer home in Louisville, Kentucky. The singer/songwriter had three hits, the biggest coming with a topical single, "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus"
    Mar 28, 1958
    W.C. Handy dies in New York City. Acknowledged as the Father of the Blues, he's mentioned in the lyrics of the Lonestar country hit "Walking In Memphis." Handy is inducted in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983
    Jun 3, 1958
    Songwriter Georges Boulanger dies in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His song "My Prayer" was a 1956 pop hit for The Platters and will become a Top 15 country single for Narvel Felts in 1976
    Oct 7, 1958
    Singer/songwriter Rex Griffin dies in a New Orleans hospital. Though he recorded for Decca in the late-1930s, he's best remembered for writing Eddy Arnold's "Just Call Me Lonesome" and Hank Penny's "Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon"
    Nov 26, 1958
    Songwriter Tiny Bradshaw dies in Cincinnati, Ohio, two years after Johnny Burnette recorded his song "The Train Kept A-Rollin'." Burnette's cut ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Feb 3, 1959
    Rock pioneer Buddy Holly dies in a plane crash near Mason City, Iowa, along with touring partners The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens. Holly's bass player, Waylon Jennings, gave up a seat on the plane
    Feb 28, 1959
    Songwriter Mack Gordon dies in New York. His song "At Last" becomes a pop standard when it's covered by Etta James and hits Top 15 on the national country charts after contestant Sundance Head performs it in 2016 on NBC's "The Voice"
    Feb 28, 1959
    Playwright Maxwell Anderson dies in Stamford, Connecticut, two days after suffering a stroke. Anderson co-wrote "September Song," which becomes a country hit for Willie Nelson 20 years later



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