Chronicle: Former Arista promotion exec Mike Owens died Sunday (9/2) at age 53 from a heart attack. Owens was diagnosed with end stage renal disease and had been placed on dialysis while awaiting a donor kidney. The flagship Arista staff and roster will honor Owens with the Music For Mike concert Sept. 25 at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium (CAT 8/17). Proceeds will benefit the Mike Owens Family Trust. Get tickets here; donate to Owens' GoFundMe here. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Industry vet Roy Wunsch died Friday (8/31) at age 75 after a 10-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Wunsch spent the majority of his 30-year career with CBS/Sony Music, becoming President of the Nashville division and promoting the careers of artists including Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Ricky Skaggs, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart and Mary Chapin Carpenter. He chaired the boards of the CMA and the Country Music Hall of Fame, and was an early and ongoing supporter of the W.O. Smith School of Music. Services will be at the Cathedral of the Incarnation (2015 West End Ave., Nashville) Thursday (9/6) at 3:30pm. followed by a Celebration of Life at the Fleming Center next door. A private family burial will be held Friday (9/7). In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the W.O. Smith School (here or P.O. Box 121348, Nashville, TN 37212, Attn: The Roy Wunsch "Stardust" Scholarship) or to Feed My People (here or 171 Kingston Drive, St. Louis, MO 63125).

Musician Mike Kennedy died Friday (8/31) at the age of 59 in a car accident just outside Nashville. Kennedy was the drummer in George Strait's Ace In The Hole band for nearly 30 years. "Hard to put into words how much Mike's passing has affected us all," Strait posted on social media. "Our hearts are broken. It's going to be very strange not being able to look over and see him there in his spot onstage and very emotional as well, I'm sure, for all of us and also his fans. The band will never be the same. A part of us is gone forever. We all loved Mike and will miss him terribly. He was just as solid a friend to us all as he was a drummer, and that was damn solid. Our hearts and prayers are with his family. The Lord has him now. Rest In Peace my friend." Arrangements are pending.

Industry vet Mark Harmon died at age 60 over the weekend. Harmon was Tour Mgr./Front Of House/Production Mgr. for BBRMG's Chase Bryant. "Mark, you were my brother," Bryant posted on social media. "Today the music industry has lost not one of the best, but the absolute best front of house engineer that ever did it, and the world lost one of the greatest human beings that ever lived. He was a man of his word and loved his family whole heartedly." A GoFundMe page has been created to help pay for funeral expenses. Donate here. Arrangements are pending.