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    • Apr 30, 1972
    Bass player Jack Drake dies of emphysema at General Hospital in Nashville. As a member of the Texas Troubadours, he played on more than 50 Ernest Tubb hits, including "Thanks A Lot," "Rainbow At Midnight," "Blue Christmas," "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" and "Filipino Baby"
    Oct 5, 1972
    Fiddler Tommy Magness dies in Georgia. A member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in the early-1940s, he played on Monroe's "Mule Skinner Blues," plus Little Jimmy Dickens' "Take An Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)"
    Mar 2, 1973
    Fiddler Joe "Big Red" Hayes dies from a heart ailment in the arms of Vassar Clements at the Free Trade Center in Manchester, New Hampshire, after a performance with Connie Smith. Hayes co-wrote the classic "A Satisfied Mind"
    Mar 8, 1973
    Grateful Dead keyboard player Ron "Pigpen" McKernan dies of an abdominal hemorrhage at his apartment in Corte Madera, California. The Dead gets referenced in the 1996 Lonestar hit "No News"
    Sep 17, 1973
    Pop arranger Hugo Winterhalter dies in Greenwich, Connecticut. On top of work with such acts as Kate Smith and Count Basie, he joined Eddy Arnold for a 1955 New York session that yielded four hits, including a remake of "The Cattle Call"
    Oct 15, 1973
    Guitarist Perry Botkin dies at his home in Van Nuys, California. He recorded with pop and jazz artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire and Jack Teagarden, but also took part in country hits by Bing Crosby, Jimmie Davis and The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Nov 26, 1973
    Bass player John Rostill dies in Radlett, England, electrocuted by a guitar in his home studio. An ex-member of The Shadows, he wrote the Olivia Newton-John hits "Please Mr. Please," "Let Me Be There" and "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"
    Nov 27, 1973
    Hank Snow's guitar player, Jimmy Widener, is robbed and shot to death in Nashville. Widener also played banjo for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1945-1950, appearing on "Faded Love," among other recordings
    Aug 30, 1974
    Steel guitar player Noel Boggs dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles. He earned acclaim for his work on recordings by Bob Wills, Merle Travis, Jimmy Wakely and The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Dec 15, 1974
    Guitarist Sid Manker dies of a heart attack. During work with Sun Records, he appeared on Bill Justis' "Raunchy" and Johnny Cash's "Home Of The Blues"



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