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13 March 2008 8:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Country guitarist Barry 'Byrd' Burton has died following a lengthy battle with leukaemia. He was 61.
Burton passed away in a Nashville, Tennessee hospital on Monday.
He is best known for his work with stars including Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Dan Fogelberg, Crystal Gale and The Oak Ridge Boys.
Burton was also a member of The Amazing Rhythm Aces, who won a Grammy Award for their 1975 hit single Third Rate Romance.
Over the course of his career, he won four American Society Of Composers, Authors And Publishers (Ascap) Awards.
A memorial service will be held in Hendersonville, Tennessee on Saturday.
1 article from 2008