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Founding Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Bob Burns was killed in a car accident on Friday night (April 3). He was 64 years old.

Charlie Sifford, who broke golf's color barrier back in the 1960s, died Tuesday. He was 92.

Dixie Hall -- a notable Nashville songwriter and the wife of Country Music Hall of Famer Tom T. Hall -- has passed away.

Renowned poet Miller Williams has died. The writer, teacher and father to country’s Lucinda Williams had been battling Alzheimer’s disease. He died on January 1 in a Arkansas hospital.

Longtime ESPN personality Stuart Scott died Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 49.

Country music has lost another icon.  He's a member of the Grand Ol Opry and a Country Music Hall of Famer.  Now, according to The Boot, Little Jimmy Dickens Has passed away at 94 years old.

Chip Young, a celebrated guitarist and producer who was featured on recordings by some of country music's top stars, has passed away.

Larry Henley, the legendary songwriter who co-wrote the mega-hit ‘Wind Beneath My Wings,’ died in Nashville the morning of Dec. 18, 2014 at the age of 77. He had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease, as well as Alzheimer’s.

John Hampton, a Grammy-winning engineer and music producer whose influence was felt across many genres, has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 61 years old.

Dawn Sears, a vocalist for the Grammy-nominated Western swing group the Time Jumpers, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer.

Noted songwriter, producer and music publisher Bob Montgomery has passed away at the age of 77.

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