Category: Obituary
LifeNotes: Songwriter, Publisher Nelson Larkin Dies
Larkin produced many of Earl Thomas Conley’s 1980s albums, among them 1981’s Fire & Smoke […]
LifeNotes: Sarah Darling’s Grandfather Passes
Darling’s songs “All You’ve Got” and “Knowing What I Know About Heaven” were inspired by […]
LifeNotes: Bob Beckham Passes
Beckham discovered singer-songwriter Tony Joe White, among others. He mentored generations of […]
LifeNotes: Betsy Smittle
Garth Brooks’ half sister, Betsy Smittle, passed away Saturday in Oklahoma; services pending […]
LifeNotes: Restless Heart’s Dave Innis’ Mother Passes
Betty Eltha Innis died Oct. 9, 2013 at Swedish Medical Center in Denver after suffering a […]
Lifenotes: Cal Smith
Cal Smith, the singer behind hits including “Country Bumpkin,” “It’s Time to Pay the Fiddler,” […]
Lifenotes: Hit Songwriter / Sideman X. Lincoln Passes
Aries X. Lincoln, who made his mark as a touring band member and songwriter in Country […]
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 […]
