🎸 Cause of Death of Country Singers | Country Music Stars Who Have Died 

Rest in peace to Toby Keith one of my favorite country singers of all time

You forgot David "stringbean" Akeman and his wife that was murdered in 1973!

A lot of them died in plane crashes. A lot of them died from pulmonary diseases from smoking too many cigarettes. And some of them live good long lives because they took care of their self. And a lot of them drank a lot of hard alcohol. And some of them just didn’t take care of themselves. Too bad I really liked a lot of the stars. I wish some of them were still alive especially Chad Atkins. He was my favorite guitarist of all time I’ve actually been playing guitar for the last 50 years and can play some of his songs. They’re not easy. They’re very hard. And poor Toby case tied to you and so did a lot of others. Thanks for the videos. Have a beautiful day.👍😎😄❤️🎸

It doesn’t matter at this late date but Hank Williams didn’t die of a drug overdose. He had a degenerative disease that crippled his internal organs and the alcohol that he consumed (and not to excess either) caused a complete shutdown. There were many accounts of his weakened condition in the last year of his life.

RIP to theses great country singers...

Troy Gentry died the same day as Don Williams in a helicopter crash.

Overlooked a couple like Jody Miller (80) couple days after Loretta Lynn Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins both in the same plane crash that claimed Patsy Cline Minnie Pearl 82 Mickey Gilley 86 Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas same plane crash that claimed Patsy Cline

You forgot John Prine, Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt

Patsy, Loretta, Tammy, Olivia, Naomi. So many heroes gone way too soon. 😔😔

Mel street ,Faron young ,Gary Stewart all self inflicted gunshots ,but a great list of greats 👍🙏

Where's Troy Gentry from Montgomery Gentry 😕

Geez, I grew up knowing all of these singers. Suddenly feeling very mortal

Garrett Woolf here and I grew up with all of these country music legends from the 1920’s that’s real country music

He was a true musician a true talent and a legend I still love his songs

Freddie Fender, June 4, 1937 to October 14, 2006, he had several big hits and was quite popular for many years.

Jim Croce Roy Orbison John Denver Olivia Newton-John Jimmy Buffett They weren't county. Their easy listening/middle of the road pop sound landed them quite a few county crossovers, but they were more pop than country.

Back when country music was an art.

It's amazing how folks forget about Gary Stewart.

Can’t forget about Hoyt Axton (1938-1999)

I’ll miss these awesome singers 😢

I don't think bj Thomas sing country music I think he sings pop. I can't belive Toby Keith had passed away may he rest in peace.

You also forgot Jeff Cook of Alabama died of Parkinson’s disease.

Kenny Dale, Covid, 2020. Great singer who never got the recognition he truly deserved. RIP, Kenny Dale.

It's amazing how young a lot of these singers were.

You forgot Jerry Lee Lewis, who died on Oct. 28, 2022

Great singers

Freddy hart, razzy bailey, Ronnie stoneman. All friends of mine.

I remember when Joe Diffie died, I grew up with him. I was sad for a straight week. Also rest in peace Toby Keith, I used to listen to him When I was in the car with my dad and he still had the CDs for a car. Memorable times.

Didn’t see Troy Gentry on the list

The death that stringbean and his wife faced was horrible over money I guess never mind that that were people

Isn't Mindy McCready a kick ass character

You forgot little jimmy dickens cardiac arrest

Never knew Tom T. Hall committed suicide (5:22) or that Mickey Gilley (5:34) died of COVID. Thanks so much for this, though it's not a very pleasant list.

You all will never be forgotten always in are heart

Rest In Peace, Ain't Nobody Gettin' Out Alive, Y'all...

We lost toby way to soon rest in peace 🕊️

Mindy McCready's death was the saddest.

R.I.P. Olivia Newton John. Xanadu for ever.

You forgot Joey Feek.

Dave Dudley? Red Simpson? Hank Thompson? Justin Townes Earle? KT Oslin? All left out. Such a shame to see so many suicides.

You forgot Harold Reid, bass singer for the Starlet Brothers. He died April 24, 2020 at the age of 80 due to kidney failure.

God doesn't play games

Willie Nelson actually died 20 years ago but the Angel of Death got stoned with him and forgot to take him.

Crazy all the plane crashes.

Jim Croce and Patsy Cline died in plane crashes. Suicide and drug. A few illnesses. Sad.

What about the great Roy Acuff...Daryl Singletary, Jeff Carson, Charlie Pride, Hal Ketchum, Kevin Sharp, Daron Norwood, Doug Supernaw, Joe dee Mesina, wow unfortunately there are more😢

You didn't mention Billy Walker.

Charlie Pride passed away in 2020 (86 years old) of complications from covid.

I dont know if Croce was country i think he may be as country as Beyonce is?

Lots of alcohol and smoking deaths.

You forgot Gary Stewart

Gary Stewart (not mentioned here) committed suicide on December 16, 2003. he was born May 28, 1944.

Listen to the music in the background, what kind of music is it?

Did you forget Minnie Pearl?

I never realized how many committed suicide.

So many great ones gone they will never be replaced and also some of the information on here is incorrect

I didn’t know half of them even died. Plane crashes account for more than 1/3rd of deaths

43 was crazy

rest in peace !

Yo where the heck is The Killer JERRY LEE LEWIS in this line up. He was a Country Music Hall of Fame member and made some of the best country music ever

Exactly why I'm retiring at 55. That's even if I make it 😂

You Forgot Troy Gentry

Rip

You forgot Roy Roger

Jim Croce was NEVER a country singer. His music was pop with a folk influence! His music was played mainly on Top40 radio stations.

Where’s Jerry Lee Lewis!?

I didn't know Tom t. Hall passed away. I'm related to him.

Since when was Elvis a country singer, or Roy Obirson?

You left out Troy gentry of Montgomery Gentry he passed away in a helicopter wreck

You forgot “stompin” Tom Connor’s, I think he’s past if I’m correct, maybe not.

They left out "Country Boy" Eddie Burns.

Number 1 still hurts

I LITERALLY SCREAMED AT TOBY KEITH THIS IS HOW I FIND OUT HE FUCKING DIED??????

You also forgot Don Walser of Texas

What about Johnny Rodriguez

Patsy Cline, 30 and Hank Williams, 29 both look much older than their ages.

Hank had a heart attack. Drugs weakened him along with some health problems. But it was a heart attack that killed him. Also roger miller had throat cancer as well and jim croce was folk not country

True

Elvis wasn’t a country singer he was a rock singer

Hey, where is Troy Gentry

Keith Whitley would be one of the top 10 greatest country singers of all time had he not died so young.

Lot of people dying young.

They left out a lot

Elvis Presley was a pop and rock singer

FYI, Myocardial Infarction and Heart Attack are the same thing. Not trying to be a jerk though

Hank Williams had heart failure.

You forgot about Gentry huge one. And Elvis wasn't a county singer.

So many wonderful country singers are dead. Some i didnt know died

Wow most of them are dead around 60.

How about Tory gentry 2017

What's the point of the countdown/ranking? They should've been done in sequential order by birth year or death year.

Forgot Chris Gains too. Then Garth Brooks career 😂

Long live ROCK 🤘☝️👍🏻😂

What about Boxcar Willy

Not listed here is Buck Trent (cause of death never revealed).

You forgot Hank Thompson and the head singer of Alabama

I see you included Elvis and to tell you his music was not nesseserly country

I thought Chris Ledoux was electrocuted? Or was that not how he died?

How about Don Rich, motorcycle accident.

Hank Williams died of right ventricular insufficiency, not drug overdose.