Category: Obituary
Rock/Country Showman Roy Head Dies At 79
Rocker Roy Head, who later forged a long career in country music, died Monday morning […]
Songwriter Troy Jones Dies
Songwriter Troy Jones, known for penning songs including Billy Currington’s “People Are Crazy” and […]
Music Row Piano Great William Pursell Dies At 94
Belmont University professor William “Bill” Pursell was known for his Music Row session […]
Canadian Country Queen Lucille Starr Dies
Canadian Country Music Hall of Honour member Lucille Starr died in Las Vegas on Friday […]
Radio Promo Veteran Buddy King Dies at 79
Radio promotion veteran Buddy King of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away Friday, Aug. 21. […]
Singer-Songwriter Justin Townes Earle Dies At 38
Americana music star Justin Townes Earle died yesterday (Aug. 23) at age 38. Earle was a singer, songwriter, […]
Americana Music Association’s Harriette Dew Dies
Harriette Dew, the Americana Music Association’s accounting manager, passed away suddenly on Sunday, Aug. 16, […]
Bluegrass Star Steve Gulley Dies
Award-winning bluegrass guitarist, songwriter and tenor vocalist Steve Gulley died on Tuesday […]
Songwriter/Music Producer Edward “Felix” McTeigue Dies At 48
Edward “Felix” McTeigue, a Grammy-nominated songwriter and music producer with chart-topping […]
Former BMI Exec Tom Annastas Dies
Tom Annastas, who served for 39 years as an executive at BMI, died Thursday, Aug. 13. He joined BMI in […]
Country Radio Legend Bill Mack Dies At 91
The voice of the long-haul trucking industry and a Grammy-winning songwriter, Bill Mack was one of the greats […]
