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Nov 5, 1964
Jazz pianist Edwin "Buddy" Cole dies in Hollywood of a heart attack. Noted for his work with Nat "King" Cole, Judy Garland and Louis Armstrong, he also played on the Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely country hit "Slipping Around"
Jan 14, 1965
Actress Jeanette MacDonald dies of heart failure in Houston, Texas. Her 1936 movie "Rose Marie" introduced the title song and "Indian Love Call," both performed with Nelson Eddy. Slim Whitman revived both numbers as country hits in the 1950s
Jul 1, 1965
Big-band leader Claude Thornhill dies of a heart attack at his home in Caldwell, New Jersey. His orchestra recorded the first hit version of "Sunday Kind Of Love," a country hit for Reba McEntire in 1988
Jul 1, 1966
Slim Willet dies of a heart attack at Hendrick Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Texas. He wrote the classic "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes," a Top 10 hit in 1952 and '53 for Willet, Skeets McDonald, Ray Price and Red Foley
Apr 5, 1967
Singer/songwriter Bill Nettles dies of a heart attack in Monroe, Louisiana. Allegedly the original composer of Jimmie Davis' "Nobody's Darling But Mine," he netted a hit with the 1949 single "Hadacol Boogie"
Jun 5, 1967
John "Lonzo" Sullivan, of Lonzo & Oscar, dies of a heart attack while driving a tractor on his Tennessee farm. Sullivan was the second person to play Lonzo in the Grand Ole Opry comedy duo, best known for its twisted routine "I'm My Own Grandpa"
Oct 3, 1967
Chuck Wagon Gang guitarist Howard Gordon, the husband of the group's Anna Carter, dies of a heart attack after taping "The Wilburn Brothers Show" in Nashville. A former member of the Light Crust Doughboys, he'd played with the Chuck Wagon Gang since 1951
Dec 29, 1967
Bandleader Paul Whiteman dies from a heart attack at Doylestown Hospital in Pennsylvania. Over a decade later, two of his earlier hits are revived for country fans: "Among My Souvenirs" by Marty Robbins, and "Without A Song" by Willie Nelson
Dec 31, 1967
Songwriter Bert Berns dies of a heart attack at the Oliver Cromwell Hotel in New York City. His pop classic "Piece Of My Heart" is recorded by Janis Joplin before becoming a country hit for Faith Hill
Mar 11, 1968
Chet Atkins' father, James Atkins, dies of a heart attack at a Nashville hospital
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