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    • Jul 16, 2012
    R&B bass player Bob Babbitt dies in Nashville. Noted for his work on hits by Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, he contributed to Gladys Knight & The Pips' "Midnight Train To Georgia," considered one of the 500 greatest singles in country history in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 20, 2012
    John Stockfish, who played bass on Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown," dies in Windsor, Ontario, of natural causes
    Oct 4, 2012
    Session percussionist Farrell Morris dies in Nashville of lung cancer. He played on such hits as Alabama's "Song Of The South," Elvis Presley's "Moody Blue," Donna Fargo's "The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A." and Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville"
    Oct 26, 2012
    Session singer Louis Nunley dies in Nashville. He provided background vocals on such hits as Randy Travis' "Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart," Connie Smith's "Once A Day," George Strait's "Right Or Wrong," Bobby Bare's "Detroit City" and Ray Charles & Willie Nelson's "Seven Spanish Angels," among others
    Dec 13, 2012
    Drummer Willie Ackerman dies at Nashville's Skyline Medical Center. A member of the Grand Ole Opry and "Hee Haw" house bands, he played on Ray Price's "For The Good Times," Bobby Bare's "Detroit City," Hank Snow's "I've Been Everywhere" and George Jones' "The Grand Tour"
    Dec 29, 2012
    Dobro player Mike Auldridge dies of cancer in Maryland. A key member of the progressive bluegrass band The Seldom Scene, he played on Emmylou Harris' "Making Believe" and on Harris' duet with Linda Ronstadt, "I Never Will Marry"
    Jan 11, 2013
    Rhythm guitarist John Wilkinson dies of cancer at his home in Springfield, Missouri. He played on many of Elvis Presley's 1970s recordings, including "Moody Blue," "Burning Love," "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" and "Way Down"
    Feb 27, 2013
    Carl Goff Jr., dies in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, following an automobile accident. He played bass for Toby Keith and co-wrote the hits "Upstairs Downtown" and "You Ain't Much Fun"
    Mar 3, 2013
    Woodwind player and Belmont University professor Timmy Tappan dies of a heart attack in Nashville. He was a musical director for Bobby Goldsboro and wrote Lee Greenwood's 1984 country hit "Fool's Gold"
    Mar 27, 2013
    Background vocalist Gordon Stoker dies at his home in Brentwood, Tennessee. A member of Country Music Hall of Fame act The Jordanaires, he sang on hits by such acts as George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Kenny Rogers and Elvis Presley



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