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    • Sep 9, 2016
    Guitarist Al Caiola dies at a nursing home in Allendale, New Jersey. An easy-listening recording artist in his own right, he plays on a handful of Marty Robbins country hits, including "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)," plus pop hits by Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin and Neil Sedaka
    Nov 13, 2016
    Leon Russell dies in his sleep at his Nashville home. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he played piano on hits by Glen Campbell, Eric Clapton and The Byrds. He also joined Willie Nelson on the 1979 country duet "Heartbreak Hotel"
    Jan 4, 2017
    Drummer Hayward Bishop dies at the Veterans Hospital in Nashville. Among his credits were Alabama's album "The Closer You Get," plus Ronnie Milsap's "(I'm A) Stand By My Woman Man," The Oak Ridge Boys' "I'll Be True To You" and Barbara Mandrell's "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right"
    Jan 11, 2017
    Guitarist Tommy Allsup dies in Springfield, Missouri. Formerly with Buddy Holly's Crickets, Bob Wills' Texas Playboys and Asleep At The Wheel, he also played on Tanya Tucker's "Delta Dawn," George Jones' "The Grand Tour," Johnny Paycheck's "Take This Job And Shove It" and Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler," among others
    Jan 24, 2017
    Claude "Butch" Trucks dies from a self-inflicted gun shot at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, referenced in Conway Twitty's 1978 country single "Boogie Grass Band"
    Feb 24, 2017
    Sax player Don Markham dies in Oildale, California. A longtime member of Merle Haggard's Strangers, he played on "It's All In The Movies," "Ramblin' Fever" and "I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink," among others
    Mar 6, 2017
    Backing vocalist Hurshel Wiginton dies in Carthage, Tennessee. A member of the quartet The Nashville Edition, he was a regular on "Hee Haw" and sang on such hits as Elvis Presley's "Way Down," Tanya Tucker's "Delta Dawn" and Charlie Rich's "The Most Beautiful Girl"
    Mar 12, 2017
    Steel guitarist Don Warden dies in Tennessee. He played on a bundle of Porter Wagoner hits, including "A Satisfied Mind," "Misery Loves Company" and "I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand." Warden also spent four decades as part of Dolly Parton's management team
    Mar 18, 2017
    Rock pioneer Chuck Berry dies in St. Louis. As a songwriter, he enjoyed country hits with Buck Owens' "Johnny B. Goode," Emmylou Harris' "(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie," George Jones & Johnny Paycheck's "Mabellene" and Waylon Jennings' "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
    Apr 9, 2017
    Guitarist Bob Wootton dies in Tennessee. He was a member of Johnny Cash's band beginning in 1968, playing on such hits as "A Boy Named Sue," "Sunday Morning Coming Down," "One Piece At A Time" and "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky"



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