It has been an absolutely brutal year for the country music world when it comes to the amount of legendary performers and contributors to the genre who have been lost. WANT MORE COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS? CLICK HERE. The death total is now tragically up to 19 after it was announced Thursday that Kinky Friedman had died following a battle with Parkinson’s.
Country music legend has ‘new heart’ after emergency surgery Country music star hit in the face by thong-tossing fan at concert Alan Jackson is retiring. Here’s the list of country music legends saying farewell this year ‘Hawk Tuah’ lands NASCAR team employee in hot water Country music star files for emergency restraining order against estranged wife The following is a look at the losses suffered by the community thus far: Norah Lee Allen It has been an emotional year for The Oak Ridge Boys, and things took a particularly heartbreaking turn on Easter. According to Taste of Country, Norah Lee Allen, the wife of lead singer Duane Allen, died Sunday morning after battling an illness for “an extended period of time.
” The site reported that she had been at Vanderbilt Hospital when she died. Allen reportedly shared the news on social media Sunday. “This morning, my wife of 54 years and 8 months took her last breath of air on planet Earth,” he wrote.
“Norah Lee went to be with Jesus at 7:28 am, Easter morning. She had not been feeling well for some time. Her family all spent the night with her last night at Vanderbil.
