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Jul 26, 2010
Steel guitarist Ben Keith dies of a heart attack at Neil Young's California ranch. Keith played on hits by Emmylou Harris, Faron Young, Bobby Bare and Patsy Cline
Jan 9, 2011
Ralph Stanley has surgery to install a pacemaker
Mar 17, 2011
Ferlin Husky dies of congestive heart failure at his daughter's home in Westmoreland, Tennessee. A 2010 inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame, he was best known for the Nashville Sound-catalyst "Gone" and the gospel song "Wings Of A Dove"
Apr 19, 2011
Drummer Roy Burris dies of heart-related issues in Tulsa. A member of Merle Haggard's Strangers during the 1960s, he played on "Silver Wings" and "I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am." Burris also co-wrote Hag's classic "Okie From Muskogee"
Sep 12, 2011
Country pioneer Wade Mainer dies of congestive heart failure at his Flint, Michigan, home. The banjo player influenced the development of bluegrass and received a National Heritage Fellowship
Nov 27, 2011
Percussionist Tom Roady dies of a heart attack while riding Ricky Skaggs' band bus. Roady played on hits by Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride, Vince Gill and Kenny Chesney, among others
Feb 14, 2012
Songwriter Danny Morrison dies of a heart attack. Among the songs he leaves behind: Kenny Rogers' "Blaze Of Glory," Joe Diffie's "Is It Cold In Here" and Lee Greenwood's "You've Got A Good Love Comin'"
Feb 29, 2012
Former Monkees vocalist Davy Jones dies of a heart attack at Martin Memorial South Hospital in Stuart, Florida. Jones sang lead on the band's "Daydream Believer," which became a country hit after being remade by Anne Murray
Apr 18, 2012
TV executive Dick Clark dies following a heart attack in Santa Monica, California. The "American Bandstand" host founded a production company, dick clark productions, that handled the Academy of Country Music Awards
Jun 13, 2012
Country Music Hall of Fame member Frances Preston dies of congestive heart failure at her Nashville home. She founded the Nashville office of BMI, a performing rights agency that collects and distributes royalties to songwriters
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