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    • Jan 30, 2022
    Keyboard player Hargus "Pig" Robbins dies. A 2012 inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame, he took part in hundreds of hits, including singles by George Jones, Charlie Rich, Bob Dylan, Alan Jackson, Ronnie Milsap and Ray Charles
    Mar 10, 2022
    Piano player Bobbie Nelson dies in Austin, Texas. The older sister of Willie Nelson, she was an original member of his Family band, playing on a string of hits, including "All Of Me," "Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground," "Georgia On My Mind" and "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain"
    Apr 1, 2022
    Mandolin player Roland White dies. A bluegrass musician, he worked with Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and The Kentucky Colonels
    May 23, 2022
    Guitarist Thom Bresh dies. The son of Country Music Hall of Fame member Merle Travis, Bresh was an acclaimed guitarist, earning a hit on the 1976 single "Home Made Love." Bresh also produced Lane Brody's 1983 hit "Over You"
    Aug 22, 2022
    Songwriter/drummer Jerry Allison dies. A member of Buddy Holly's Crickets, he played on Holly's recordings as well as hits by Waylon Jennings, Billy Walker and The Everly Brothers. Allison also wrote The Crickets' "That'll Be The Day" and Leo Sayer's "More Than I Can Say"
    Sep 21, 2022
    Former studio guitarist Ray Edenton dies. As a member of the A-Team of Nashville musicians, he played on a ream of hits, including Conway Twitty's "Linda On My Mind," David Allan Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," George Jones' "The Grand Tour" and Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler"
    Sep 22, 2022
    Guitarist Ray Edenton dies. A member of the A-Team of Nashville studio players in the 1960s, his hit list included Connie Smith's "Once A Day," George Jones' "The Grand Tour," Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" and Roger Miller's "King Of The Road"
    Oct 10, 2022
    Anita Kerr dies. The leader of The Anita Kerr Singers, she played a major role in the supporting music of numerous 1960s country hits, including Bobby Bare's "Detroit City," Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John," Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go" and Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World"
    Oct 28, 2022
    Jerry Lee Lewis dies at his home in Mississippi, 12 days after he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He combined flashy piano-playing with a wild personality and drawling vocal delivery to become a rock & roll pioneer and a country star, known for "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On," "Great Balls Of Fire" and "Middle Age Crazy"
    Oct 30, 2022
    Keyboard player Jerry Whitehurst dies. A member of the "Hee Haw" house band, he played on country hits by Dolly Parton, Marty Robbins and Roy Clark 



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