Over the years, Loretta Lynn suffered from various health concerns, including pneumonia on multiple occasions and a broken arm after a fall at home. In 2010, Lynn missed a tribute to her from other women of country music due to…
AP: Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. On Saturday, Gilley died in Branson, Missouri; he helped run the Mickey Gilley Grand Shanghai Theatre.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music singer and songwriter Jeff Carson, who scored hits with “Not On Your Love” and “The Car” before becoming a police officer, has died in Tennessee, his publicist said. Carson was 58. Carson died of…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bobbie Nelson, the older sister of country music legend Willie Nelson and longtime pianist in his band, has died, her family said. She was 91. An original member of the Willie Nelson and Family Band, Bobbie…
NASHVILLE — Jean Shepard, “the grand lady of the Grand Ole Opry” who had a long recording career as an influential female in country music, died Sunday, according to an Opry spokeswoman. Shepard was 82. Spokeswoman Jessie Schmidt said in…
Family, friends and fellow Grand Ole Opry members gathered to bid her farewell. Shepard, who died on Sunday at the age of 82, was a pioneer for women in country music. She was the first female country singer to celebrate…
Merle Haggard has died after a series of recent health struggles. The legendary singer passed away on April 6, 2016, which was also his 79th birthday. Haggard canceled tour dates in December of 2015 after he checked into a hospital…
