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Jun 2, 2018
Bass player Wayne Secrest dies at Lexington Country Place in Kentucky after a lengthy illness. He was a founding member of Confederate Railroad, known for a mix of country and Southern rock that influenced the 1990s country hits "Trashy Women," "Queen Of Memphis" and "Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind"
Jun 13, 2018
Drummer D.J. Fontana dies in his sleep at his Nashville home. An associate of Elvis Presley, he played on "Jailhouse Rock," "Hound Dog" and "Heartbreak Hotel," plus country hits by Dolly Parton, Charley Pride and Waylon Jennings
Jun 22, 2018
Metal band Pantera announces drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has died. He was the son of "Play Together Again Again" songwriter Jerry Abbott
Jun 30, 2018
Bluegrass mandolin player Dean Webb dies. He was a member of The Dillards, a band that influenced The Eagles and made recurring appearances on the 1960s on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Aug 22, 2018
Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King dies at his Nashville home. King co-wrote "Sweet Home Alabama" and received co-writing credit on the Kid Rock country hit "All Summer Long," built on the "Sweet Home" signature riff
Aug 22, 2018
Lazy Lester dies at his home in Paradise, California. His 1958 Excello release "I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter" landed the harmonica player among the 500 greatest singles in country music history, according to the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Aug 31, 2018
Mike Kennedy, the long-time drummer in George Strait's Ace In The Hole Band, dies in a car accident in Lebanon, Tennessee
Sep 17, 2018
Fiddler Ray Crisp dies in Gastonia, North Carolina. Before retiring from music at the age of 38, he played on a number of Kitty Wells country hits, including a handful of duets with Webb Pierce
Nov 15, 2018
Roy Clark dies of complications from pneumonia at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A Country Music Hall of Fame member and former CMA Entertainer of the Year, he was an impressive guitarist, a hitmaker, a skilled comic and the longtime co-host of the syndicated TV show "Hee Haw"
Dec 4, 2018
Record executive, producer and guitarist Kelso Herston dies in Nashville. A former Nashville chief for United Artists and Capitol, he produced hits for Sonny James, Ferlin Husky and Del Reeves, and added guitar to singles by George Jones, Leroy Van Dyke and Billy "Crash" Craddock
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