[Updated]: LifeNotes: Contemporary Christian Music Innovator Billy Ray Hearn Dies

Visitation for Billy Ray Hearn will take place Friday, April 24 from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. […]

LifeNotes: Music Man Doug Gilmore Passes

Doug Gilmore — who made his mark as a songwriter, TV producer and artist manager — passed […]

LifeNotes: Marty Stuart’s Father, John Richard Stuart, Dies

Country entertainer Marty Stuart’s father, John Richard Stuart, of Smyrna, Tenn., died […]

LifeNotes: Ballet Maven Jane Fabian Passes

Jane Fabian, a key figure in the classical dance world in Nashville for more than 40 years, […]

LifeNotes: R.I.P. Nashville R&B Vet Audrey Bryant

Vintage Nashville singer Audrey Bryant passed away last week at age 76. Bryant died on April 7. Her […]

LifeNotes: Grammy-Winning Picker Tut Taylor Passes

Dobro master Tut Taylor has died in North Carolina at age 91. The former Nashvillian recorded […]

LifeNotes: Singer-Songwriter Sandy Mason Passes

Nashville singer-songwriter Sandy Mason died in Ormond Beach, Fla., on Wednesday afternoon […]

LifeNotes: Actor-Singer J. Karen Thomas Passes

Nashville jazz chanteuse, songwriter, radio personality and film, stage and television actor […]

Celebration Of Life Planned For Studio Owner Asa Albert Jolson

A celebration of life has been planned for Asa Albert Jolson, former owner of Al Jolson […]

LifeNotes: Al Bunetta Passes

Artist manager Al Bunetta, who spent more than 30 years guiding the career of John Prine […]

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