Mac Gayden, the man hailed as the bridge between Nashville's country, R&B and rock music communities, has died at aged 83.

Bakersfield-inspired Nashville songwriter Larry Bastian, 90, has died. Among his many hits included Garth Brooks' “Unanswered ...

plus Sammi Smith’s “Sometimes I Cry When I’m Alone" and Tammy Wynette's 1982-released “Back to the Wall.” Though he never entirely moved to Nashville, Bastian was long affiliated with ...

Bastian is also credited for working on songs for Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Reba McEntire, Rhett Akins, Tracy Byrd and Sammy Kershaw Larry Bastian, a country songwriter known for "Unanswered ...

Along with Brooks, Bastian penned songs for Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Reba McEntire, Rhett Akins, Tracy Byrd and Sammy Kershaw, among other artists. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's ...

He wrote songs for Merle Haggard and David Frizzell, Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Tracy Byrd, Sammy Kershaw, Reba McEntire, Rhett Akins, George Jones and Craig Morgan, per Billboard. But those ...

Meanwhile, Lane croons about a life of regret. And she doesn’t “wanna end up like Tammy Wynette.” “Let Me Love You Like A Woman” In 2020, Del Rey taped a performance of another ...

Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Jamie Foxx, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Little Big Town, TLC, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, along with the Recording Academy and many executives.