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Berline died five days after his 77th birthday.Ĭharlie Black (April 23, unknown cause, age 71): Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer who wrote hits for many including Reba (“You Lie”), Anne Murray (“A Little Good News”), and Tommy Overstreet (“Send Me No Roses”).ĭewayne Blackwell (May 23, unknown cause, age 84): Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer who wrote a number of hits but will always be remembered for Garth Brooks’ megahit “Friends in Low Places.”Ĭonnie Bradley (March 24, unknown cause, age 74): the wife of Hall of Famer Jerry Bradley was an executive at ASCAP in Nashville for over 30 years.īerk Bryant (December 24, 2020, vascular dementia, age 90): country and bluegrass disc jockey and festival MC whose career spanned over 70 years, including 30 years as the host of "Sunday Bluegrass" in Kentucky and MC of the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival in Michigan.Įd Bruce (January 8, natural causes, age 81): singer and songwriter who had his own string of hits ("You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had") as well as writing hits for others ("See the Big Man Cry" by Charlie Louvin, "The Man That Turned My Mama On" by Tanya Tucker). Pam Belford (April 22, unknown cause, age 70): songwriter who penned George Strait’s hits “If I Know Me” and Holding My Own.”īyron Berline (July 10, stroke, age 77): three-time world champion on the fiddle, his talents were primarily used in bluegrass but also expanded to session work for the likes of the Rolling Stones, Elton John, and Bob Dylan. Stan Beaver (January 2, illness, age 71): Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee with the hit “I Got a Rocket in My Pocket” who later went on to be a sound engineer at Tom T. George Beasley (June 2, unknown cause, age 89): Country Radio Broadcaster Hall of Fame member who started with one radio station in 1961 and built it into the Beasley Media Group with 62 stations.
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Razzy Bailey (August 4, unknown cause, age 82): country singer (“After the Great Depression,” “She Left Love All Over Me”) and songwriter (Dickey Lee’s hit “9,999,999 Tears”).
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He also toured with Waylon’s son Shooter.īetty Amos (September 30, unknown cause, age 87): a member of the Carlisles in the 50s, she could be heard on “Too Old to Cut the Mustard” and “Iz Zat You, Myrtle?” She also wrote Jean Shepard’s hit “Second Fiddle (to an Old Guitar).” Richie Albright (February 9, unknown cause, age 81): the longtime drummer for Waylon Jennings. He was also the band leader for Prime Time Country on the old Nashville Network. Tim Akers (August 30, leukemia, age 59): prolific keyboardist who toured with a number of acts including Vince Gill. Here are the people from the world of country music who sang their final songs in 2021.