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Apr 30, 1998
Steel guitarist Curly Chalker dies of cancer at the Hendersonville Nursing Home in Tennessee. A former member of the "Hee Haw" TV-show band, his credits include Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side Of Life," Lefty Frizzell's "Always Late (With Your Kisses)" and Ray Price's "For The Good Times"
May 7, 1998
Eddie Rabbitt dies from lung cancer at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, leaving behind a string of pop crossover successes, including "I Love A Rainy Night," "Drivin' My Life Away," "Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight" and "Suspicions"
May 15, 1998
Harry Pinkerman, who drove The Oak Ridge Boys' bus for 15 years, dies of cancer
Jun 7, 1998
Songwriter Jerry Capehart dies of brain cancer at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. He was a co-writer of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," which found success in country music in 1994, when Alan Jackson revitalized it
Jun 12, 1998
Chet Atkins performs at the Tennessee Theater in Knoxville, Tennessee. It's the last time the guitarist plays publicly, as he battles cancer
Jun 27, 1998
Boxcar Willie performs on the Grand Ole Opry, his first appearance on the show in nearly 11 months. He was forced away from the Opry by leukemia
Jun 29, 1998
George Harrison, the author of the Johnny Rodriguez country hit "Something," announces he's being treated for throat cancer
Jul 12, 1998
Millie Clements, the wife of Grammy-winning fiddler Vassar Clements, dies of cancer
Sep 8, 1998
Songwriter Dick Heard dies of cancer in Little Rock, Arkansas. He co-wrote Elvis Presley's "Kentucky Rain" and Mel Street's "Smokey Mountain Memories," and worked at GRT Records, which released records by Alabama and Ronnie McDowell
Sep 14, 1998
R&B singer Johnny Adams dies from cancer in a Baton Rouge hospital. His 1969 hit "Reconsider Me" was revamped for the country charts in 1975 by Narvel Felts
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