Lee Emerson Bellamy (May 15, 1927 – December 2, 1978) was an American music singer and songwriter. As Lee Emerson, he was manager for

Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American country and western singer and songwriter. He was one of the most popular and successful singers of his genre for most o ...

Bobby Helms Robert Lee Helms (August 15, 1933 – June 19, 1997) was an American country singer and musician. In 1957, he had a perennial Christmas hit with "Jingle Bell Rock", and two other hits that same year: " Fraulein" and "My Special Angel". Life an ...

Jimmy C. Newman Jimmy Yves Newman (August 29, 1927 – June 21, 2014), better known as Jimmy C. Newman (the C stands for Cajun), was an American country music and Cajun singer-songwriter and long-time star of the Grand Ole Opry. Early life Newman was born nea ...

, and

George Jones George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American Country music, country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for a long list of hit records, and is well known for his distinctive voice an ...

. He also was a songwriter for Robbins along with Joe Babcock and

Jim Glaser James William Glaser (December 16, 1937 – April 6, 2019) was an American country music artist. He was born in Spalding, Nebraska. Biography The brother of country singers Chuck and Tompall Glaser, he performed as both a solo artist and alo ...

Death

He was shot and killed by business associate and fellow songwriter

Barry Sadler Barry Allen Sadler (November 1, 1940 – November 5, 1989) was an American singer-songwriter and author whose military service influenced his work. After a stint in the United States Air Force, Sadler served in the United States Army as a Uni ...

, who was sentenced to 30 days in a Nashville workhouse for the killing.Billboard - 1979 July 7 Songwriter Barry Sadler pled innocent last week in Nashville Criminal Court to a second degree murder charge in the alleged slaying of Lee Emerson Bellamy,

Discography

*So Little Time / Thank You My Darlin' Jan 1956 Lee Emerson And

*How Long Will It Be / I'll Know You're Gone 1956 Lee Emerson *It's So Easy For You To Be Mean / I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name 1956 *I Cried Like A Baby Lee Emerson And Marty Robbins / Where D´Ja Go ? 1957 *Start All Over / Do You Think 1957 - "Start All Over" covered by

Bob Gallion Bob Gallion (April 22, 1924, in Ashland, Kentucky – August 20, 1999) was an American country music singer. Between 1958 and 1973, he recorded for various country labels, charting nine times on the Hot Country Songs charts. His biggest hit ...

1960 *Catch That Train / What A Night 1957 ;Other songs *I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name *" Ruby Ann" *"Goodbye Lonesome (Hello, Baby Doll)" (Lee Emerson) from

Everybody Knows (Prairie Oyster album) ''Everybody Knows'' is the third studio album by Canadian country music group Prairie Oyster and was released on September 19, 1991, by RCA Nashville. The album was named Album of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association in 1992. Track ...

References

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