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ISA Member Marijohn Wilkin, Who Wrote Songs For The Beatles, Patsy Cline & Johnny Cash, Dead In Texas At 86 |
(86), the "Den Mother of Music Row", singer and songwriter of such classics as "The Long Black Veil" and "One Day At A Time". She led The Marijohn Singers. and worked with Red Foley, The Jordanaires and the Anita Kerr Singers. Her songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, The Beatles, Jimmy Dean, Patsy Cline, Mitchell Torok, Johnny Horton, Wanda Jackson, Marilyn Sellars, Stonewall Jackson, Joan Baez, The Band, Webb Pierce, Eddie Cochran, Brenda Lee, Mel Tillis, Cowboy Copas, The Kingston Trio, Burl Ives, Eddie Cochran and Rod Stewart. She was the mother of guitarist Buck "Ronny" Wilkins and a Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Inductee. In Kemp, Texas, following a long illness Patricia Muller (54), singer, songwriter and musician, whose songs include "Captured By The Net". In Dinnington, Sheffield, UK, of cancer Betty Comden (89), lyricist of such hits as "New York, New York" and "The Party's Over", and who collaborated with Adolph Green, Leonard Bernstein, Cy Coleman, Jule Styne and Andre Previn. In New York, of heart failure Sir Malcolm Arnold (84), composer of music for 132 films, including "The Bridge On The River Kwai" and and "Hobson's Choice". In London, of heart failure Buddy Killen (73), publisher, songwriter, producer and session musician who wrote, The Little Dippers' "Forever" and Conway Twitty's "I May Never Get To Heaven" as well as helping launch the careers of Dolly Parton and Bill Anderson while producing Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Tex, George Jones, Dottie West, Carol Channing and Fats Domino. In Nashville, Tennessee |
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(81), orchestra leader and songwriter of such hits as "Love Is Blue" and "I Will Follow Him" as well as many songs for Mireille Mathieu, Charles Aznavour, Melina Mercouri, Leo Ferre and Leny Escudero. In Perpignan, France, of heart failure Jack Palance (87), actor, singer and songwriter whose songs include "The Meanest Guy That Ever Lived" and "Love Can Only Mean You". He also appeared in the films "The City Slickers", "Shane" and "Sudden Fear" and hosted TV's "Ripley's Believe It Or Not". In Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, USA, of heart failure Steve Benbow (75), guitarist, singer and music director who led The Steve Benbow Folk Four, working with Dave Kier's Jazz Band, The Benbow Crew, The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group, The Brady Boys, Spike Milligan, The Strawberry Hill Boys and The Sonny Stewart Skiffle Kings. In London, UK. of heart failure Joe Jones (79), singer, pianist, arranger and songwriter whose biggest hit was the US Number 1 "You Talk Too Much" and who worked with B B King. In Los Angeles, USA, of complications from quadruple bypass surgery Willie Hutch (60), singer, and producer ("Love Has Put Me Down" and "Give Me Some Of That Good Old Love") and songwriter ("I'll Be There"), who was a member of The Ambassadors while also producing Michael Jackson, The 5th Dimension, The Commodores and Smokey Robinson. In Duncanville, Texas, USA of cancer |
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