Todesfälle 2004 in der Countrymusik:

11. Januar

MAX D. BARNES, 67, Songwriter; Hits: "Chiseled in Stone", "Look at Us", "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes", "Don't Take It Away"

17. April

DAVE KIRBY, 65, Songwriter, Session-Gitarrist, Sänger; Hit: "Is Anybody Going to San Antone"

10. Juni

RAY CHARLES, 73, Sänger; Hits: "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Million-Seller), "Georgia on My Mind", "Seven Spanish Angels" (mit Willie Nelson)

19. September

SKEETER DAVIS, 72, Sängerin; Hit: "The End of the World"; "Gonna Get Along Without You Now"; "I Forgot More than You'll Ever Know"

23. September

ROY DRUSKY, 74, Sänger; Hits: "Alone with You", "Second Hand Rose", "Three Hearts in a Tangle", "Yes, Mr. Peters" (mit Priscilla Mitchell)

16. Dezember

MARTHA CARSON, 83, Sängerin; Hit: "Satisfied"

21. Dezember

MACK VICKERY, 66, Songwriter; Hits: "Rockin' My Life Away", "I'm the Only Hell (My Mama Ever Raised)"

27. Dezember

HANK GARLAND, 74, Gitarrist, Hit: "Sugar Foot Rag"; spielte mit Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline, The Everly Brothers