June 29, 2012 Susanna Clark, wife of Guy Clark and longtime friend to Nashville singers and songwriters, died this week at age 73. As a songwriter, Clark is best know for the Emmylou Harris hit 'Easy From Now On.' She was also a talented painter, with the cover of Willlie Nelson's 1978 'Stardust' album amongst her more famous works.
June 13, 2012 Frances Williams Preston -- a Country Music Hall of Famer, longtime friend to Nashville songwriters and dedicated humanitarian -- has died. The former BMI president was surrounded by family when she gave way to congestive heart failure on Wednesday morning at the age of 83.
It is with great sadness that we report that the father of country singer Dierks Bentley died yesterday (June 1).
May 31, 2012 For the second time this month, a man as important to country music as the stars that play through the radio speakers has died. According to Country Aircheck, longtime record promotion representative and former Academy of Country Music president Jack Lameier has died after a long battle with cancer.
The music world lost yet another icon on Tuesday (May 29). Legendary folk, bluegrass, blues and jazz guitarist Doc Watson passed away at 89-years-old after being hospitalized following a fall which required emergency surgery. Watson took his final breath at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., where he was in critical condition for several days in the wake of his abdominal surgery.
May 21, 2012 A man every bit as important to country radio as country music's biggest stars has died. Rusty Walker -- a Country Radio Hall of Famer and industry veteran admired by everyone he helped -- passed away in a Tupelo, Miss. hospital on Monday morning after suffering a heart attack over the weekend.
Donna Summer died on Thursday, and though she may be best known as the Queen of Disco, the 'Last Summer' singer's passing and an outpouring of support from country music artists proves the influence of an icon can transcend any genre.
Doug Dillard, an accomplished banjo player who gained notoriety with his appearances on the 'The Andy Griffth Show,' passed away last night (May 16) after a trip to a Nashville emergency room, according to the Boot. The IBMA's Bluegrass Hall of Fame member was 75-years-old.
May 7, 2012 The death of actor George Lindsey was sad news for followers of 'The Andy Griffith Show' and 'Hee Haw' over the weekend. And among those fans were country stars like Reba McEntire, who expressed her heavy heart in a Twitter post on Sunday night.
Last week, Levon Helm, the legendary drummer and singer for the Band, died of cancer. Helm's public memorial will be held today (April 26) in New York's Hudson Valley, where he once held Saturday night 'Midnight Ramble' barn concerts. Fans are flocking to Helm's Woodstock home from all over to pay their final respects to this legendary musician.
