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    • Mar 30, 1995
    Rock record producer Paul Rothchild dies of lung cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He produced Janis Joplin's "Me And Bobby McGee," ranked in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among country's greatest singles
    Apr 12, 1995
    Anne Murray's manager, Leonard Rambeau, dies in Toronto, following a lengthy battle with colon cancer
    Apr 14, 1995
    Burl Ives dies of mouth cancer in Anacortes, Washington. Known primarily as a folk singer, he scored country hits during the early-1960s with "Funny Way Of Laughin'" and "A Little Bitty Tear"
    May 25, 1995
    Dick Curless dies of stomach cancer at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Togus, Maine. Nicknamed the Baron of Country Music, he was best known for his 1965 trucker hit "A Tombstone Every Mile"
    Jun 21, 1995
    Guitarist Bob McNett dies at his home near Williamsport, Pennsylvania, after a battle with cancer. A member of Hank Williams' original Drifting Cowboys, he played with the band from 1945-1950
    Aug 26, 1995
    Ronnie White, of The Miracles, dies of leukemia at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The Motown group had two songs remade as country hits: Linda Ronstadt's "The Tracks Of My Tears" and Mickey Gilley's "You've Really Got A Hold On Me"
    Oct 5, 1995
    Big-band leader Dick Jurgens dies of cancer at Sutter General Hospital in Sacramento. His orchestra's recording of "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming" crossed into the country Top 10 in 1947
    Oct 7, 1995
    Willie Nelson is the draw for the American Cancer Society fundraiser the Cattle Barons' Gala in San Antonio
    Nov 4, 1995
    Trumpet player and background singer Karl Garvin dies from cancer at his home in Santa Rosa, Florida. A former jazz musician, he also worked with The Anita Kerr Singers, performing on hits by Jim Reeves, Claude King and Johnny Cash. He was one of two trumpeters on "Ring Of Fire"
    Jan 29, 1996
    Edward "Grandpa" White dies of cancer at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was known for dancing on stage during Grand Ole Opry performances by The Whites, who include his son, Buck White, and granddaughters, Sharon and Cheryl



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