Kristin M. Hall, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Lisa Marie Presley arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “Mad Max: Fury Road” on May 7, 2015.

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Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54

by Kristin M. Hall Associated PressJanuary 13, 2023

Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father’s legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54.Her death in a Los Angeles hospital was confirmed by her mother,…

FILE - Country music great Loretta Lynn poses for a portrait in September 2000 in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Christoper Berkey, File)

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Country queen Loretta Lynn dies

by Kristin M. Hall Associated PressOctober 4, 2022

Jerry J.I. Allison performs in Clear Lake, Iowa, Jan. 30, 2009, to honor the 50-year anniversary of a crash that claimed the life of rock ‘n’ roll legends Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens, in February 1959.

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Jerry Allison, drummer for Buddy Holly, dead at 82

by Kristin M. Hall Associated PressAugust 24, 2022

Wynonna Judd blows a kiss to attendees during the Medallion Ceremony at the Country Music Hall Of Fame Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP)

The Judds, Ray Charles join Country Music Hall of Fame

by Kristin M. Hall Associated PressMay 2, 2022

FILE - In this April 1, 1960 file photo, Phil, left, and Don of the Everly Brothers arrive at London Airport from New York to begin their European tour. Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering rock ‘n’ roll Everly Brothers whose harmonizing country rock hits impacted a generation of rock music, has died. He was 84. A family spokesperson said Everly died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. (AP Photo, File)

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Don Everly, half of famed duo, dies at 84

by Kristin M. Hall Associated PressAugust 22, 2021

Charlie Daniels performs during a memorial service for country music singer Troy Gentry at the Grand Ole Opry House on Sept. 14, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.

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Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83

by Kristin M. Hall Associated PressJuly 6, 2020

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2010 file photo, Eddie Money sings the national anthem before an NCAA college basketball game between Kansas and Missouri in Lawrence, Kan. Family members have said Eddie Money has died on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ singer, dies at 70

by Kristin M. Hall Associated PressSeptember 13, 2019

Country music star Roy Clark performs after being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn.

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Roy Clark, country guitar virtuoso, ‘Hee Haw’ star, dead at 85

by Kristin M. Hall Associated PressNovember 15, 2018

Marshall County High School students are escorted to retrieve their vehicles by emergency responders after a deadly shooting at the school in Benton, Ky., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (Ryan Hermens/The Paducah Sun via AP)

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Mother: School shooting took life of a ‘perfect sweet soul’

by Claire Galofaro Associated Press, Kristin M. Hall Associated Press, and Dylan Lovan Associated PressJanuary 25, 2018

UPDATES TO REMOVE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INJURED - Police escort a person, second from right, out of the Marshall County High School after shooting there, Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018, in Benton, Ky. Gov. Matt Bevin said two people were killed numerous others were injured in the shooting. (Dominico Caporali via AP)

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Suspect, 15, in Ky. school shooting held in deaths of 2

by Kristin M. Hall Associated Press, and Dylan Lovan Associated PressJanuary 24, 2018