Roy Huskey Jr. died Sept. 6, 1997, in Nashville, Tennessee, of lung cancer, after having been diagnosed with the disease in June 1996. He was 40 years old.
His father, Roy M. Huskey (who, ironically, went by the nickname “Junior”), also had been a highly respected Nashville bassist, performing with the Grand Ole Opry band and appearing on classic records such as the Byrds’ Sweetheart Of The Rodeo and the triple-album Will The Circle Be Unbroken. The latter record was dedicated to him when he died of a heart attack in 1971 at age 43, shortly after the sessions for Will The Circle Be Unbroken had been completed.
An all-inclusive list of records that feature the bass playing of Roy Huskey Jr. would run on for many pages, but here’s a selective collection (culled primarily from the All Music Guide website, http://allmusic.com):
David Ball, Starlite Lounge (1996)
Marty Brown, High & Dry (1991)
Sonny Burgess, self-titled (1996)
T Bone Burnett, The Criminal Under My Own Hat (1992)
Chieftains, Another Country (1992)
Vassar Clements, Grass Routes (1991)
Collins Kids, Hop Skip And Jump (1991)
Billy Ray Cyrus, It Won’t Be The Last (1993)
Steve Earle, Train A Comin’ (1995)
Steve Earle, I Feel Alright (1996)
Nanci Griffith, Once In A Very Blue Moon (1984)
Nanci Griffith, Lone Star State Of Mind (1987)
Nanci Griffith, Little Love Affairs (1988)
Nanci Griffith, Other Voices, Other Rooms (1992)
Emmylou Harris, Brand New Dance (1990)
Emmylou Harris, At The Ryman (1992)
Emmylou Harris, Cowgirl’s Prayer (1993)
John Hartford, Annual Waltz (1986)
Bill & Bonnie Hearne, Diamonds In The Rough (1997)
Mike Henderson, Edge Of Night (1996)
Alan Jackson, Here In The Real World (1990)
Alan Jackson, A Lot About Livin’ (And A Little ‘Bout Love) (1992)
Alan Jackson, Everything I Love (1996)
George Jones, I Lived To Tell It All (1996)
The Judds, River Of Time (1989)
Kieran Kane, Dead Rekoning (1995)
Robert Earl Keen Jr., The Live Album (1988)
Robert Earl Keen Jr., West Textures (1989)
Alison Krauss, Too Late To Cry (1987)
Kathy Mattea, Untasted Honey (1987)
Michael Martin Murphey, Land Of Enchantment (1989)
Mark O’Connor, Heroes (1993)
David Olney, Eye Of The Storm (1977)
Dolly Parton, Honky Tonk Angels (1993)
Dolly Parton, Heartsongs: Live From Home (1994)
Charley Pride, My 6 Latest & 6 Greatest (1994)
Leon Redbone, No Regrets (1988)
Peter Rowan, First Whippoorwill (1985)
Ricky Van Shelton, Wild-Eyed Dream (1987)
Ricky Van Shelton, Loving Proof (1988)
Ricky Van Shelton, Bridge I Didn’t Burn (1993)
Ricky Skaggs, My Father’s Son (1991)
Statler Brothers, Home (1993)
Marty Stuart, Let There Be Country (1988)
Barry & Holly Tashian, Ready For Love (1993)
Barry & Holly Tashian, Harmony (1997)
Randy Travis, Full Circle (1996)
Rick Trevino, self-titled (1994)
Rick Trevino, Learning As You Go (1996)
Travis Tritt, Restless Kind (1996)
Townes Van Zandt, At My Window (1987)
Jerry Jeff Walker, Gypsy Songman (1988)
Gillian Welch, Revival (1996)
Hank Williams Jr., Lone Wolf (1990)
Tulare Dust (Merle Haggard Tribute) (1994)
Mama’s Hungry Eyes (Merle Haggard Tribute) (1994)
Rig Rock Deluxe: A Musical Salute To The American Truck Driver (1996)
