The country music world shockingly lost Jeremy Tepper on Friday to a heart attack. WANT MORE COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS? CLICK HERE. That alone would have been heartbreaking, but it was the second death announced in a week involving a prominent country music figure.
And, for the year, it continued a trend with the industry losing 16 performers or key figures. Alan Jackson is retiring. Here’s the list of country music legends saying farewell this year Country music star files for emergency restraining order against estranged wife Country music star threatens to beat up fan, kicks him out of show after being flipped off Country music star opens up about scary heart condition: ‘I thought I was dying’ The following is a look at the tragic losses the community has suffered thus 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 Vand.