Country music has deep roots that date back centuries.
Since country music came to be in the 1700s, it has become prevalentall across America.
Here’s a look at some of those that have passed.
He was 81 years old and died from natural causes under hospice care, the family revealed.
Rogers lived quite a beautiful life.
He performed for some 60 years, announcing his final Nashville concert in 2017, according toRolling Stone.
When he announced his final concert, he reportedly acknowledged his limited mobility in the years before he passed.
Still, it didn’t stop him from singing for so long.
His storied career gave him a name that country music fans won’t ever forget.
On April 7, 2020,the 73-year-old musiciansadly passed away.
Prine may no longer be with us, but his music continues to live on.
Prine was a storyteller.
In “Sam Stone,” he sang about a veteran struggling with PTSD .
In other words, his lyrics were always deeply meaningful and gave a voice to the voiceless.
He was reportedly battling a condition likened to dementia.
Conley lived a storied life, touching so many lives in the country music industry and beyond.
He was beloved by many, including other big-name country artists.
Blake Sheltontweetedabout Conley’s heartbreaking passing, writing, “My heart is absolutely destroyed today.
… Earl was my all-time favorite singer, hero, and my friend.
Prayers to his family.
We will all miss you deeply my brother.
Now go rest.”
According toBillboard, 25 of his songs made onto the publication’s top 10 Hot Country Songs chart.
Conley will be remembered as a country music icon.
The crash was undoubtedly devastating for both families.
The song is featured on her self-titled EP.
“I want to meet my kid’s kids,” she admitted to the publication.
Getting to the age your parents were when you were a child brings a whole lot of perspective."
The musician was suffering from heart complications for over a decade.
The star also had a pacemaker put in in 2013,Peoplereported.
In 2018, Daniels had cardiac catheter ablation surgery to improve his heart rhythm, the blog stated.
Sadly, on July 6, 2020, Daniels passed away.
“He was prescribed a blood thinner as part of his treatment,” Daniels' son explained.
Because his blood wasn’t clotting, the blood kept pouring into his brain stem."
The song secured Daniels gigs with Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and more.
In 2012, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In 2015, the Tennessee Senate passed a resolution that recognized Capps' musical contributions.
The guitarist was revered by many country music fans and his fellow musicians alike.
That’s how much his peers respected him and his work.
Cody also latertweetedto dispel rumors surrounding self-harm and foul play.
The country music legend died of kidney failure, according to the vocalist’s nephew, Langdon Reid.
The band earned three Grammys and nine Country Music Association awards for their music.
The authorities found the singer dead, according to the publication.
Earle had long struggled with substance abuse.
Some of his top hits included “Harlem River Blues” and “Lone Pine Hill.”
That wasn’t The Browns' only hit though.
The band had quite a few chart-topping hits in the ’50s and ’60s.
Their musical fame got them ontelevision showslikeThe Ed Sullivan Show,The Jerry Lewis Show, andAmerican Bandstand.
Jason Aldean, for example, shared a tribute to Diffie onInstagramafter learning of his passing.
“This guy was an amazing singer and an even greater person,” Aldean wrote of Diffie.
“Such a sad week for the country music world.
… We will miss [you] my friend.
Thanks for teaching us how to ‘Diffie.'”
He was recognized as “the Voice with a Heart,” the publication reported.
He also later formed his own group, the Country Boys.
In his decades as a solo artist, he released more than 60 albums.
But Wiseman wasn’t only a talented artist, he was also something of an entrepreneur.
In 1958, he became the founding secretary of the board of the Country Music Foundation.
“What a force.
And what a nice guy,” Miller wrote.
Efforts were made to revive him until the EMTs arrived.
His passing, Miller described, was “as easy and gentle as he was.
