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.
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.
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.