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    • Jul 21, 1979
    Jerry Lee Lewis' father, Elmo Lewis, dies at Doctors Hospital in Memphis, where he's been treated for cancer since June 11
    Aug 27, 1979
    Guitarist Jimmy Bryant is honored at The Palomino in North Hollywood with a benefit concert to raise funds for his chemotherapy treatments
    Mar 31, 1980
    Track star Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, dies of lung cancer in Tucson, Arizona. Ten years prior, he was referenced in Bill Anderson's country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
    May 23, 1980
    Waylon Jennings pays a visit to a North Carolina man stricken by cancer, seven hours before he dies
    Sep 22, 1980
    Electric guitarist Jimmy Bryant dies of lung cancer in Moultrie, Georgia. Teamed with steel player Speedy West, they were jointly known as the Flaming Guitars for their lightning-quick facility. Bryant also wrote the Waylon Jennings hit "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"
    Oct 15, 1980
    Bobby Lester, who sang lead on The Moonglows' 1955 R&B hit "Sincerely," dies of cancer in Louisville, Kentucky. The song is remade for the country charts in 1988 by The Forester Sisters
    Nov 7, 1980
    Actor Steve McQueen dies of cancer at Juarez Hospital in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. He will be celebrated in Aaron Watson's 2017 country hit "Outta Style"
    Jan 2, 1981
    Tenor David Lynch dies of cancer in Carson, California. The singer was a member of The Platters when they scored a 1955 pop hit with "Only You (And You Alone)." The song will became a country hit in 1982 in the hands of Reba McEntire
    May 11, 1981
    Reggae musician Bob Marley dies of skin cancer at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Florida. His last name is rhymed with Bacardi and Harley in the 2014 Florida Georgia Line country single "Sun Daze." Marley also gets a shout out in the 2020 Luke Bryan hit "One Margarita"
    Nov 17, 1981
    Former big-band singer Bob Eberly dies with cancer at his daughter's home in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Noted for his work with the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra, he also earned a country hit in 1949 with a version of "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)"



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