Marshall Tucker Band Guitarist Stuart Swanlund Passes Away
No details are available yet, but it has been confirmed that Marshall Tucker Band guitarist Stuart Swanlund has passed away. News started circulating of his death after Charlie Daniels tweeted that his...
View ArticleRIP Joe South, Singer And Songwriter Behind ‘Rose Garden,’‘Games People Play’
Joe South, one of the finest singer-songwriters to emerge in the country/pop world in the 1960s and ’70s, passed away this week apparently from heart failure. He was 72. South penned hits like “(I...
View ArticleRIP ‘Tennessee Waltz’ Singer Patti Page
“The Tennessee Waltz” has finally come to an end. Patti Page, who turned that song into a monster pop hit in 1950, died on Jan. 1, 2013 at age 85. Though she wasn’t terribly familiar to contemporary...
View ArticleRIP ‘Chevy Van’ Singer And Country Hitmaker Sammy Johns
Sammy Johns, who among other achievements wrote and recorded “Chevy Van”–one of the most iconic songs of the 1970s–has died. He was 66. You may not know Sammy by name, but likely you’ve heard the song...
View ArticleFamily And Friends Remember Mindy McCready At Nashville Memorial
The Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville was a solemn place on Wednesday (March 6), as a couple hundred mourners gathered shortly after 1pm to honor the late country star Mindy McCready. Less than...
View ArticleCountry Legend George Jones Dead At 81
George Jones passed away today (April 26) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, after being hospitalized on April 18th with a fever and irregular blood pressure. Jones was...
View ArticleRIP George Jones: Country Music Community Mourns
Following the passing of country legend George Jones this morning (April 26), the country music community has taken to Twitter to share condolences and memories of the singer. Everyone from Faith Hill...
View ArticleDolly Parton, Merle Haggard & More Remember George Jones
The country community continues to share their condolences and memories of George Jones who passed away this morning (April 26). Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams Jr., Randy Travis and Ray...
View ArticleGeorge Jones’ Public Funeral To Be Held May 2
The country music world lost George Jones on Friday (April 26). Since then, country artists and fans alike have been sharing their condolences and memories of the singer. His funeral will take place on...
View ArticleGeorge Jones’ Funeral Draws Tributes From Brad Paisley, Laura Bush, Alan Jackson
On Thursday, May 2, 2013, George Jones left the Grand Ole Opry House for the final time. Family, friends and fans — literally from around the world — piled into the 4,400-seat home of the...
View ArticleR.I.P. Chet Flippo, Renowned Author And County Music Champion
The world of country music just lost one of its best writers and most well-respected voices. Author Chet Flippo passed away early this morning (June 19) in Nashville. He was 69. The Fort Worth, Texas,...
View ArticleRIP ‘Cowboy’ Jack Clement – Songwriter, Producer, And Country Music Hall Of...
Today, the music world lost one of its finest participants. “Cowboy” Jack Clement died this morning in Nashville, after a battle with liver cancer. He was 82. Clement’s name may not be quite of the...
View ArticleRIP Tompall Glaser, Key Architect Of Country’s ‘Outlaw’ Sound
One of the more influential country artists of the 1960s and ’70s, Tompall Glaser, passed away Tuesday (Aug. 13), after a long illness. He was 79. If his name doesn’t ring a bell for the average...
View ArticleCountry Stars React to Paul Walker’s Untimely Death
Actor Paul Walker was just 40 years old when his life tragically came to an end on November 30, 2013. The horrific car crash that took the Fast and Furious actor’s life also killed race car driver...
View ArticleCountry Music Legend Ray Price Dead at 87
Country music legend Ray Price died today (Dec. 16) at his home in Texas. He was 87. Family spokesperson and country radio veteran Bill Mack relayed the news to fans on Facebook. “Janie just called me:...
View ArticlePhil Everly of the Everly Brothers Dies At Age 74
Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers died Friday in Burbank, California of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to the L.A. Times. He was 74 years old. Phil and his brother...
View ArticleKevin Sharp, 1990s Hitmaker, Dies at Age 43
By Kurt Wolff Kevin Sharp, a country hitmaker from the 1990s who had been battling cancer since he was a teenager, died Saturday night (April 19). He was 43. According to a message posted on Sharp’s...
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