Hillbillies singer Scoggins dies
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Jerry Scoggins, who sang the theme tune to US TV show The Beverly Hillbillies, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 93.
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Innovative guitarist Hank &quot;Sugarfoot&quot; Garland, who played on recording by Elvis, Hank Williams and Patsy Cline, died of a staph infection Monday night at a hospital in Orange Park, Florida.
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Author Larry Brown, who wrote about the often rough, gritty lives of rural Southerners, died Wednesday at his home, his publisher said. He was 53.
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Country music singer and songwriter Roy Drusky, a member of the Grand Ole Opry for 46 years, has died after a lengthy battle with emphysema, the Highland Manor Nursing Home said on Friday.
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Georgia Gibbs, a versatile singer who starred on the popular show "Your Hit Parade" and reached the top of the charts in the 1950s with covers of songs by black artists, has died. She was 87.
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Rhythm and blues singer Bill Pinkney, the last surviving member of The Drifters, was found dead in his hotel just hours before he was due to perform in a July 4 celebration, police said on Thursday.
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By Steve Vantreese, The Paducah Sun, Ky. Jun. 16-- -- Doug Travis' 60 years of service as a conservation educator ended the way he always said they would. He died.
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Keith Knudsen, a drummer for the Doobie Brothers since 1974, died of pneumonia Tuesday. He was 56.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Mack Vickery, who wrote hits including George Straitâs âThe Firemanâ and Jerry Lee Lewisâ âRockinâ My Life Away,â died Tuesday of a heart attack, fellow songwriter Merle Kilgore said.
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Charlie Waller, founder and lead singer of the internationally acclaimed bluegrass band The Country Gentlemen, died this week at his Orange County home.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - Country music singer and  songwriter Roy Drusky, a member of the Grand Ole Opry for 46  years, has died after a lengthy battle with emphysema, the  Highland Manor Nursing Home said on Friday.
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By Steve Vantreese, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Jun. 16-- -- Doug Travis' 60 years of service as a conservation educator ended the way he always said they would.   He died.
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Guitar string maker Ernie Ball,  famed for strings that almost single-handedly allowed rock  groups in the 1960s to play wailing riffs and belt out endless  vibratos, has died in San Luis Obispo, California, at age 74,  his family said on Friday.
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Hilly Kristal, the founder of New York punk rock club CBGB, which helped make the Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads stars, has died at age 75, his daughter said on Wednesday.
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Guitarist Etta Baker, known for playing the Piedmont blues dies aged 93.
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Country musician Porter Wagoner, who helped launch the career of Dolly Parton, dies at the age of 80.
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The Feb. 6 death of legendary singer/songwriter and artist manager Merle Kilgore draws the curtain on one of Music Row's most popular figures.