It has been a heartbreaking year for the country music world as the list of legendary performers and key contributors who have died seems to grow each week. WANT MORE COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS? CLICK HERE. Tragically, this past week was no different after news broke that Nashville hitmaker Joe Scaife, a man credited with helping put together albums that sold more than 80 million copies, has died.
Alan Jackson is retiring. Here’s the list of country music legends saying farewell this year Country music star ‘lucky to be alive’ after his heart stopped following show Popular Nashville singer, songwriter who went missing has been found dead Country music star files for emergency restraining order against estranged wife The following is a look at the list of those lost so far in 2024: 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.