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Country Songwriter, Label Founder Ray Pennington Dies In House Fire
A house fire on Wednesday (Oct. 7) has claimed the life of country-music veteran […]
BREAKING: “Song Painter” Mac Davis Dies At 78
American music icon Mac Davis passed away in Nashville on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at age 78 […]
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Producer Bill McEuen Dies At 79
Record, film and TV producer Bill McEuen died on Sept. 24 in Kona, Hawaii at age 79. He is best known as the […]
Legendary Johnny Cash Drummer W.S. “Fluke” Holland Dies At 85
Longtime Johnny Cash sideman W.S. “Fluke” Holland passed away on Wednesday (Sept. 23) […]
Rock/Country Showman Roy Head Dies At 79
Rocker Roy Head, who later forged a long career in country music, died Monday morning […]
Songwriter Troy Jones Dies
Songwriter Troy Jones, known for penning songs including Billy Currington’s “People Are Crazy” and […]
Music Row Piano Great William Pursell Dies At 94
Belmont University professor William “Bill” Pursell was known for his Music Row session […]
Canadian Country Queen Lucille Starr Dies
Canadian Country Music Hall of Honour member Lucille Starr died in Las Vegas on Friday […]
Radio Promo Veteran Buddy King Dies at 79
Radio promotion veteran Buddy King of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away Friday, Aug. 21. […]