2010s in music Live". Prominent classic country players who have died during the decade have been Carl Smith, Kitty Wells, Patti Page, Jack Greene, Slim Whitman, George Jones, Ray Price, Little Jimmy Dickens, Lynn Anderson, Jim Ed Brown, Sonny James, Merle Haggard, Jean Shepard, Glen Campbell, Don Williams and Mel Tillis. Glenn Frey, a member of Eagles, a rock band whose style has been vastly influential in country from the 1970s onward, also died during the decade. Christian music saw a rise in success during the early 2010s, with several artists debuting within the top 5 on the "Billboard" 200. In 2011, the
Glenn A. Abbey Glenn A. Abbey Glenn A. Abbey (June 11, 1898 – January 28, 1962) was a United States diplomat. Abbey was born Glenn Allan Abbey on June 11, 1898, to William Searle and Ida Elmira Abbey in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. He attended Georgetown University. He died on January 28, 1962, in San Antonio, Texas. Abbey served in the United States Army during World War I. After serving in Haiti, Abbey served as U.S. vice consul in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1928 to 1931. This was followed by positions in Nicaragua, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, and Washington, D.C. He was appointed consul at Bombay