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    • Jul 28, 1750
    Classical composer J.S. Bach dies in Leipzig, Germany. Nearly 225 years later, he's mentioned in passing in the George Jones & Tammy Wynette country hit "(We're Not) The Jet Set"
    Jan 11, 1843
    Attorney Francis Scott Key dies in his sleep in Baltimore, Maryland. Three decades prior, he wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812, providing future country singers music to perform at sports events
    Jan 13, 1865
    Songwriter Stephen Foster dies at New York's Bellevue Hospital after a tragic fall. A pioneer in American popular music, he's honored with a Grammy-winning 2004 tribute album, "Beautiful Dreamer," featuring Raul Malo, John Prine and David Ball
    Oct 25, 1893
    Classical composer Petr Tchaikovsky dies under mysterious conditions, of cholera or from suicide, in Russia. In 1974, he's namechecked in the George Jones & Tammy Wynette country hit "(We're Not) The Jet Set"
    Jun 28, 1904
    Daniel Emmett dies in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He wrote the classic "Dixie," incorporated by songwriter Mickey Newbury into "An American Trilogy" for Elvis Presley
    Jul 23, 1907
    Songwriter Will Hays dies in Louisville, Kentucky, four days after his 70th birthday. Some four decades later, Eddy Arnold earns a country hit with "Molly Darling," a title Hays authored in the 1870s
    Sep 7, 1929
    Lawyer and songwriter Frederic Weatherly dies at his home in Bath, England. He wrote "Danny Boy," destined to become a 1967 country hit for Ray Price
    Apr 13, 1931
    Songwriter Maurice Abrahams dies at his home on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Among his credits is "Ragtime Cowboy Joe," a song that appears in a number of western movies before becoming a 1947 country hit for pop singer Eddy Howard
    May 16, 1931
    Songwriter Grant Clarke dies two days after his 40th birthday from alcohol-related heart failure in California. Clarke and Maurice Abrahams co-wrote "Ragtime Cowboy Joe," destined to become a country hit for Eddy Howard in 1947
    Nov 30, 1934
    Pop songwriter Roy Turk dies of pneumonia in Hollywood. His song "Are You Lonesome To-night?" is destined to become an Elvis Presley classic, while Turk's "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" is covered by Marty Robbins



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