member of Nashville's famed "A-Team" of musicians; he was the saxophonist (subdural hematoma) September 26 – Patrick Bourque, 29, bass guitarist for the group Emerson Drive. (suicide) October 28 – Porter Wagoner, 80, rhinestone-suited country music icon, television program host of the 1960s and 1970s, duet partner of Dolly Parton. (lung cancer) November 6 – Hank Thompson, 82, Western-swing styled artist best known for "The Wild Side of Life", 1960's "A Six Pack to Go", and others. (lung cancer) November 18 – John Hughey, 73, steel guitarist known for his "crying steel" style of playing (Heart complications) November 29 – Jim Nesbitt, 75, best known for the hits "Please Mr. Kennedy", "A Tiger in My Tank" and "Runnin' Bare". (Extended battle with a heart condition) November 30 – Ralph Ezell, 54, bass guitarist and co-founding member of the 1980s and 1990s group Shenandoah. (heart attack) December 16 – Dan Fogelberg, 56, Many pop hits with a few minor country hits, including "Same Old Lang Syne" (prostate cancer) Hall of Fame inductees Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees Howard Watts ("Cedric Rainwater") Carl Story Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Ralph Emery (1933-2022), disc jockey and television host from the 1960s onward. Vince Gill (born 1957), singer-songwriter and musician who rose to prominence in the 1980s. Mel Tillis (1932–2017), singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the 1950s. Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees John Allan Cameron Sheila Hamilton Cliff Dumas Major awards Grammy Awards (presented February 10, 2008 in Los Angeles) Best Female Country Vocal Performance – "Before He Cheats", Carrie Underwood Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Stupid Boy", Keith Urban Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "How Long", Eagles Best Country Collaboration with Vocals – "Lost Highway", Willie Nelson and Ray Price Best Country Instrumental Performance – "Throttleneck", Brad Paisley Best Country Song – "Before He Cheats", Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins Best Country Album – These Days, Vince Gill Best Bluegrass Album – The Bluegrass Diaries, Jim Lauderdale Juno Awards (presented April 6, 2008 in Calgary) Country Recording of the Year – Risk, Paul Brandt CMT Music Awards (presented April 16 in Nashville) Video of the Year – "Before He Cheats", Carrie Underwood Male Video of the Year – "You Save Me", Kenny Chesney Female Video of the Year – "Before He Cheats", Carrie Underwood Group Video of the Year