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headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>:Not to mention the love of my life. His work has and will always leave a lasting mark in the country music community. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis Godgiven gift for playing and producing music allowed him to lift others up and help shape the sound of country music we hear today.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16482142\/jillian-cardarelli-breast-cancer-diagnosis-hospital-photos\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/JB_JILLIAN_COMP-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">&#8216;IT&#8217;S SHOCKING&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Country singer Jillian Cardarelli, 33, reveals breast cancer diagnosis<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16477575\/justin-moore-touring-break-health-riley-green\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/newspress-collage-29xh4sf4k-1781080645328.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1781066338&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">OFF THE ROAD<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Beloved country singer suddenly cancels shows sparking outpouring of support<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16808705\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Tommy\u2019s wife Sandra said: \u2018Just recently we were celebrating another project he produced and played on that went platinum\u2019<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Facebook\/Tommy Detamore<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16808726\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>His family is still planning memorial arrangements<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Facebook\/Tommy Detamore<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sandra said she now \u201ctakes comfort\u201d knowing her husband is \u201cat peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take comfort in knowing he is at peace and is now with his family and that his music will live on and will be cherished forever,\u201d she said, before adding that the family is now planning funeral arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to make sure he is celebrated with family and friends and the community. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis way we can all say our goodbyes, since this was so sudden.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"rail-container rail-container--full-width rail-container--white\">\n<div class=\"rail rail--classic article theme-entertainment\">\n<p><h3 class=\"rail__title\">Most read in Entertainment<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tommy was not only a singer, but producer, music engineer and guitarist, after picking up the steel pedal guitar in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>He and his family lived in Floresville, Texas, where he has owned Cherry Ridge Studio since 1991.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COUNTRY singer Tommy Detamore has died, his heartbroken wife announced on Thursday. 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