The Country Classics
Losses
Jimmy Dean dies at age 81
RICHMOND, Va. – Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, “Big Bad John,” and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on Sunday. He was 81.
Jazz guitarist Herb Ellis dead at 88
Herb Ellis, a jazz guitarist whose polished, blues-inflected playing earned him critical acclaim as an outstanding soloist and worldwide recognition as a member of the pianist Oscar Peterson’s trio, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 88.
Johnny High dead at age 80
News from Arlington Texas, as reported by AP News, is that Johnny High has passed away at the age of 80. We will give you more information as it becomes available. You can see related articles about Johnny High, most of which give you more background about Johnny High.
Remembering Mel Street and his hits
Mel Street was born in Grundy Virginia but did not become a coal miner like most of the community. His real name is King Malachi Street. Mel Street was born on October 21, 1933 and comitted suicide on his 45th birthday, October 21, 1978. Always a sad event, what makes this even [...]
Bobbe Seymour remembers steel guitartists lost but not forgotten
Steel guitarist Bobbe Seymour reminds everyone “February 2nd is the anniversary of the death of Jimmy Crawford. Jimmy was an extremely talented steel guitarist, he was extremely innovative with a style of his own that could sound like Segovia or hard core bluegrass steel guitar.
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