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John Hartford 2001 Deaths

John HartfordAge: 63 Grammy Award-winning bluegrass musician and songwriter known for his virtuosic banjo and violin playing. He wrote “Gentle on My Mind,” one of country music's most…

Tug McGraw 2004 Deaths

Tug McGrawAge: 59 left-handed relief pitcher who helped the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies capture World Series championships. He tallied 180 saves in his 19-year career. Died:…

Steve McNair Biography

football playerBorn: February 14, 1973Died: July 4, 2009 (Tennessee, USA) Best Known as: football player Steve McNair played quarterback for the Tennessee Titans for 11 years. He was drafted by the…

David Crosthwait, Jr. Biography

David Crosthwait, Jr.engineer, inventorBorn: 1898Birthplace: Nashville, Tenn. David Crosthwait held numerous patents relating to heat transfer, ventilation, and air conditioning, the areas…

Earl M. Ramer 1998 Deaths

Earl M. RamerAge: 84 former NCAA president in 1971 and 1972 and 34-year member of the faculty at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; served two decades as faculty athletics…

Shelby Lynne

I Am Shelby LynneMercury If this is what happens when singers get out of Nashville, then more of them ought to make the leap. It's certainly worked wonders for Shelby Lynne, who went back to…

Andy Kirby 2002 Deaths

Andy KirbyAge: 40 NASCAR Busch Series driver; started 12 races in 2002, finishing a season-high sixth at Talladega Superspeedway in April; made 28 career Busch Series starts; raced for eight…

Johnny Paycheck 2003 Deaths

Johnny Paycheck(Donald Lytle)Age: 64 influential outlaw country singer who was as famous for his legal and personal troubles as he was for his music. His hits include “Take This Job and Shove…

June Carter Cash 2003 Deaths

June Carter CashAge: 73 country music singer and songwriter who co-wrote the 1963 hit “Ring of Fire,” a dark love song about Johnny Cash, whom she married in 1968. She began performing at age…

Dargan, Olive Tilford

Dargan, Olive Tilford[1869-1968](1)Born in Grayson County, Ky., and educated at the University of Nashville and at Radcliffe College. She became a teacher and was connected with various…