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Apr 8, 1982
Guitarist Tommy Tomlinson dies of heart failure in Louisiana. He played on the Johnny Horton hits "The Battle Of New Orleans," "Sink The Bismarck" and "North To Alaska"
May 15, 1982
Bass player Birch Monroe dies following a heart attack in Owensboro, Kentucky, one day before his 81st birthday. The older brother of Bill Monroe, he appeared on The Blue Grass Boys' 1948 hit "Wicked Path Of Sin"
Jun 7, 1982
Former Grand Ole Opry star DeFord Bailey checks into Nashville's Baptist Hospital with a failing heart and kidneys
Oct 23, 1982
Hoyt Hawkins dies following a heart attack at his home in Nashville. In 1950, Hawkins joined The Jordanaires, a vocal quartet that provided background to records by Kenny Rogers, Jimmy Dean, Elvis Presley, Tammy Wynette and others, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
Dec 2, 1982
Marty Robbins undergoes a coronary bypass at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital
Dec 17, 1982
Dr. Jack Murphy dies of a heart attack in Illinois. As a result, he never sees his son, David Lee Murphy, sign a recording deal in the 1990s and become a country star
Jan 4, 1983
Songwriter George Richey, best known as Tammy Wynette's husband, has surgery to clear a blocked artery at Nashville's Park View Medical Center. Among his writing credits: "Soul Song," "The Grand Tour" and "A Picture Of Me (Without You)"
Jan 26, 1983
Paul "Bear" Bryant, coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, dies of a heart attack at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa. He's mentioned in the second verse of the 2009 Tim McGraw hit "Southern Voice"
Mar 1, 1983
The Judds sign their first management deal, with Ken Stilts, in Dallas. Upon returning to his hotel room, Stilts suffers a heart attack
May 23, 1983
Songwriter Churchill Kohlman dies of a heart attack in Pittsburgh. He wrote the pop classic "Cry," a 1970s country hit for Lynn Anderson and an '80s hit for Crystal Gayle
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