Category: Obituary
LifeNotes: Manager Kerri Edwards’ Father Passes
MusicRow sends its condolences to Kerri Edwards, owner/President of KP Entertainment (manager for Luke Bryan, Cole […]
LifeNotes: Songwriter Greg Trooper Dies
Songwriter Greg Trooper died Jan. 15, 2017, two days after his 61st birthday. Trooper, a […]
LifeNotes: Studio Musician Hayward Bishop Jr. Dies
Studio musician Hayward Sherman Bishop Jr., age 71, of Old Hickory, Tennessee, passed away […]
LifeNotes: Guitarist/Producer Tommy Allsup Passes
Famed guitarist, record producer and former Nashville session musician Tommy Allsup has died […]
LifeNotes: ‘Hee Haw’ Producer Sam Lovullo Passes
Sam Lovullo, who produced the iconic country TV show Hee Haw for 25 years, died on […]
[Updated]: Nashville-Related Music Obituaries 2016
Nashville’s music community suffered more losses than ever before during 2016. The Nashville […]
LifeNotes: “Teddy Bear” Songwriter Passes
Singer-songwriter Billy Joe Burnette, best known as the co-writer of the million-selling Red […]
LifeNotes: Veteran Music Row Personality Ruth White Passes
Ruth B. White has passed away at age 87. A 2010 SOURCE honoree, White spent her life involved […]
‘Hee Haw’s’ Gordie Tapp Dead At Age 94
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Gordie Tapp has passed away at the age of 94 […]
UMPG On Andrew Dorff: ‘A Heart of Gold and Unparalleled Talent’
Universal Music Publishing Group today issued a statement about the unexpected passing of their songwriter and friend […]
LifeNotes: Hit Songwriter Mark Gray Passes
Singer-songwriter Mark Gray has died at age 64. As a Columbia Records artist in the 1980s […]