These seven country stars have experienced loss on the deepest level. Hank Williams Jr. leads a list of country men whose wives died too soon.

In each case, the hitmaker recovered and found love once again. Actually, it didn't take too long in a few cases.

Hank Jr.'s wife Mary died in March of 2022.

He's one of a tragic fraternity of singers whose wives died before age 60.

Previously Taste of Country explored the stories of eight country women whose husbands died too soon .

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As you'd guess, a devastating diagnosis led to the deaths of most of these women. Cancer is the leading cause, but there were also two fatal accidents, including a motorcycle wreck that took the wife of a rock 'n' roller with a country pedigree.

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