In Memoriam – Page 4 – Country Universe

In Memoriam: Mel Tillis (1932-2017)

November 19, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 5

Country Music Hall of Fame Member Mel Tillis has died. He was 85.

In Memoriam: Don Williams (1939-2017)

September 9, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 10

Country Music Hall of Fame Member Don Williams, known lovingly as the “Gentle Giant,” has died at age 78.

In Memoriam: Troy Gentry (1967-2017)

September 9, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 5

Troy Gentry, of the award-winning country music duo Montgomery Gentry, has died at age 50.

In Memoriam: Glen Campbell (1936-2017)

August 9, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 8

Country, pop, and session guitarist legend Glen Campbell has passed away at 81.

Carrie Underwood Sings George Michael’s “Praying For Time”

December 26, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 5

Here’s Carrie Underwood singing the classic George Michael hit, “Praying For Time.” Rest in Peace, George.

In Memoriam: Holly Dunn (1957-2016)

November 16, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 3

Holly Dunn passed away yesterday (November 15, 2016) in hospice care, surrounded by family and friends.

In Memoriam: Merle Haggard, 1937-2016

April 8, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 1

Merle Haggard died on Wednesday at age 79. Juli Thanki writes for The Tennessean: Over the length of his half-century career, Mr. Haggard recorded 38 No. 1 country singles and wrote some of the genre’s most

In Memoriam: Little Jimmy Dickens (1920-2015)

January 3, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 7

2015 is off to a sad start for country music as a whole, and the Grand Ole Opry in particular. From the Tennessean: Country Music Hall of Famer Jimmy Dickens, the Grand Ole Opry’s most

In Memoriam: Dawn Sears, 1961-2014

December 12, 2014 Ben Foster 6

We at Country Universe are very saddened to hear that Dawn Sears passed away yesterday at age 53 after a battle with lung cancer. She is survived by her husband Kenny Sears and their daughter Tess.

In Memoriam: Kevin Sharp, 1970-2014

April 22, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 2

Nineties country star Kevin Sharp has passed away at the age of 43 from complications relating to cancer.