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Feb 11, 1985
Banjo player Rudy Lyle dies from a heart attack at Williamson County Hospital in Tennessee. A former member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, he appeared on Monroe's classic "Uncle Pen"
Jul 17, 1985
Wynn Stewart dies from a heart attack at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. A major link in the Bakersfield Sound, he had a half-dozen hits from 1960-1976, topped by 1967's "It's Such A Pretty World Today"
Aug 23, 1985
Mel McDaniel's father, Olan McDaniel, dies of a heart attack in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Nov 24, 1985
R&B singer Big Joe Turner dies of a heart attack in Inglewood, California. His 1951 hit "Chains Of Love," written by Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, had been remade for the country charts in 1977 by Mickey Gilley
Jan 25, 1986
Manager Albert Grossman dies of a heart attack on a flight to London, with a lawsuit against former client Bob Dylan still outstanding. In 1987, Dylan, who wrote "It Ain't Me, Babe" during their association, settles with his widow for $2 million
Dec 2, 1986
Piano player Marvin Hughes dies during open-heart surgery at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. His credits included: Hank Snow's "I've Been Everywhere," Elvis Presley's "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You," Ray Price's "Heartaches By The Number" and Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go," on which he played vibes
Feb 15, 1987
Songwriter and R&B vocalist Jimmy Holiday dies of heart failure at University Hospital in Iowa City. He composed "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" and the Kenny Rogers & Dottie West country hit "All I Ever Need Is You"
May 16, 1987
Johnny Cash cuts a concert short during his second song in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He's taken to Mercy Hospital, where he's diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat
Jun 22, 1987
Reba McEntire's father undergoes triple bypass surgery
Jul 31, 1987
Guitarist Kenneth "Thumbs" Carllile dies of a heart attack in Chattanooga. He can still be heard on recordings by Ray Price, Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold
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