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Gone Too Soon: Stars We Lost in 2008

PEOPLE.com says goodbye to the celebs who left an indelible mark. By Cara Lynn Shultz

EDDY ARNOLD

The Country Music Hall of Fame member died just a week shy of his 90th birthday on May 15 in a Nashville-area care facility. The singer was considered a pioneer to the "countrypolitan" sound, and was the first-ever winner of the Country Music Association's entertainer of the year award.