June 22 at the age of 66 after a fall in his Nashville home. He had been suffer- ing from Parkinson’s dis- ease for more than 20 years.
Don Williams, the Country Music Hall of Fame member whose im- posing height and warm, reassuring voice earned him the nickname "Gentle Giant," died on Septem-
ber 8th at the age of 78, after a short illness. A genuine country star, Williams recorded many hit songs, including "Tulsa
Time," "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good" "It Must Be Love,” "Good Ole Boys Like Me," and “Amanda.”
Other musicians and music industry profes- sionals of note we lost in 2017 include: Chuck Berry, famous for writing and recording such early rock and roll classics as “Johnny B. Goode,” “Maybellene” and “Sweet Little Sixteen,” died on March 18, 2017 at the age of 90, leaving behind a world utterly transformed by his work; Rock n' roll pioneer Fats Domino died on Oct. 25 at the age of 89. Between 1950 and 1964, he placed dozens of hits in the pop and R&B charts, including "Ain't That a Shame," "I'm Walking," "Blue- berry Hill," "Whole Lotta Loving" and "Walk- ing to New Orleans." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's inaugural class in 1986; Malcolm Young, rhythm gui- tarist of AC/DC, died at the age of 64 on Nov. 18. He'd been diagnosed with dementia sev- eral years earlier, which forced him into re- tirement from the band he co-founded with his brother, Angus. Malcolm had been called
the "driving force" and the "spiritual leader" of the band, and their songs were built from riffs that he created. His death came only a month after his brother George, who pro- duced their early records, passed away; Lonnie Brooks was a Chicago bluesman who first achieved fame in the late '70s and, in later years, worked with Eric Clapton and Johnny Winter. He died on April 1 at the age of 83; Glen Campbell was best known for country-pop crossover hits like “Wichita Lineman,” “Rhinestone Cowboy” and the Allen Toussaint-penned “Southern Nights.” Prior to that, he was a member of the Los An- geles collective of session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew, and had briefly been a touring member of the Beach Boys. He had his own variety show from 1968-72. Glen died on Aug. 8 at the age of 81. He’d had a six-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease that was docu- mented in the film I’ll Be Me; Sonny Burgess was a rockabilly pioneer who, as a member of the Pacers, recorded for Memphis’ Sun Records and served as Elvis Presley’s opening act. He died at the age of 88 on Aug. 18 after suffering a fall in his home; As one- half of Steely Dan, Walter Becker fused jazz and rock on a string of hit albums from 1972- 80, playing both bass and guitar. He died on September 3 of unknown causes. He was 67; Montgomery Gentry singer Troy Gentry died on Sept. 8, 2017, in a helicopter crash prior to a scheduled Montgomery Gentry gig in New Jersey. Tragically, he was just 50
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