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Country stars often sing about broken hearts, but for some, those lyrics might hit a little bit close to home. Read on to see which country singers have suffered heart attacks — and how they’re doing today. Not surprisingly, some of the stars of country music’s golden era suffered heart attacks and are no longer with us. Elvis Presley, George Hamilton IV, Lynn Anderson, Marty Robbins and Hank Williams are among the classic country singers who did not survive heart attacks — shockingly, Williams was just 29 when he died. Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie, followed him in death in 2023 in a scenari…

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