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For some country stars, living with chronic illness is just one of the facts of life.

It's more tragic when it's unexpected, as is the case with these country singers who died before their time.

Alcohol, drugs and infidelity played a role in country music's most volatile marriages, but one of them really takes the cake.

When beloved couples quit without warning, we all get hurt.

Country music and drinking have always had an uncomfortably close relationship.

Hand-lifting hymns, songs of gratitude and everything in between.

We're long overdue for a country artist on that stage.

The list of country singers who died in plane crashes includes some of the biggest stars in country music history.

Find albums from Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church and Willie Nelson, plus more contemporary covers from Old Dominion, Zac Brown Band and more.

This group of country stars collectively spent over four decades in prison, but one could argue they should've stayed longer.