2005 in Country Music - Deaths

Deaths

  • February 6 — Merle Kilgore, 70, prolific songwriter ("Wolverton Mountain," "Ring of Fire") and manager of Hank Williams Jr. (cancer)
  • February 12 — Sammi Smith, 61, best known for "Help Me Make it Through the Night."
  • March 2 — Joe Carter, 78, son of A.P. and Sara Carter.
  • March 9 — Chris LeDoux, 56, world champion bareback rider who sang about the rodeo circuit and cowboy life.
  • May 14 — Jimmy Martin, 77, the "King of Bluegrass."
  • June 27 — Robert Byrne, 50, songwriter (unknown causes)
  • August 16 — Vassar Clements, 77, legendary fiddle player. (cancer)

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