Several beloved members of the country music community have died in 2021. These songwriters, artists and industry players are all remembered as key in shaping country music into what it is today.
One of the year s biggest deaths happened on June 16, when Steel Woods founder Jason Rowdy Cope died in his sleep at the age of 42; his sudden passing was later linked to his Type II diabetes, diagnosed in late 2018. Just over four months later, on May 29, singer B.J. Thomas best known for a string of pop and country hits in the 1960s and 70s, including Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head died after battling Stage IV lung cancer.
Rest in Peace: Remembering the Country Artists Who Died in 2021
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Obituary: B J Thomas, who soundtracked the bicycle scene in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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