Category: Obituary
Lifenotes: Musician, Author Barry McCloud Passes
McCloud died on Sept. 26. His book Definitive Country: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country […]
America’s Last Medicine-Show Performer Tommy Scott Dies At 96
Georgia native was a singer, songwriter, ventriloquist, comic, actor, and show business entrepreneur […]
Percussionist Tommy Wells Dies at 62
A memorial service will be held Oct. 3 at Jay’s Place Recording Studio, located at 1508 […]
Lifenotes: Country Songwriter Buck Moore Dies
Singer-songwriter Buck Moore died in a tree-cutting accident in Idaho earlier this month […]
Lifenotes: Country Artist Marvin Rainwater Passes
Marvin Rainwater, a country star of the 1950s, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, in Minneapolis, MN. He died of […]
Lifenotes: Musician and Audio Innovator Bill West Passes
Steel guitarist, songwriter and audio innovator Bill West died on Thursday, Sept. 19, at […]
LifeNotes: R&B Musician DeFord Bailey Jr. Passes
DeFord Bailey Jr. died last Sunday, Sept. 15, in his hometown of Nashville. He was 81 years […]
Singer-Songwriter Vikki Sallee Dillard Passes
The singer-songwriter billed herself as the “Queen of Hillbilly Hollywood” and maintained the […]
Founder and Director Emeritus of Dolby Laboratories Dies at Age 80
Dr. Ray Dolby, American inventor of groundbreaking audio technologies, died Sept. 12 at his home in […]
Outlaw Movement’s Tompall Glaser Dies at 79
Outlaw movement leader left indelible mark on industry […]
Jody Payne, Guitarist For Willie Nelson, Dies
Jody Payne, a guitarist who toured with Willie Nelson from 1973 until […]
