A beloved country singer has passed away. Brian "Nashville" Duckworth has died at 56. Duckworth was part of the group Taylor Made.
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"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Brian Duckworth who made up 1/3 of the trio of Taylor made," Born & Bred wrote on Facebook. "Taylor Made played the very first Born & Bred event and one of our concert series. Brian was a kind and generous man as well as a talented musician. He will be missed."
The country singer passed away at his home in West Virginia on September 7. His family mourned his loss in an obituary.
"He loved to sing and proudly performed with his family band, Taylor Made," the obituary read. "Brian never passed up an opportunity to share his voice, earning him the affectionate nickname 'Nashville.'
"Above all, Brian treasured his family and the special memories they created together," the obit continued. "He also dearly loved his faithful fur family, who were constant companions and brought him great comfort and happiness. Brian's love of family, music, and the outdoors will forever remain in the hearts of all who knew and loved him."
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The country singer had six children. Following his passing, fans and family mourned the loss of the country singer on social media.
"Brian Duckworth was my moms favorite singer from Taylor Made," Melissa Petrey wrote on Facebook. "Please keep the family in your prayers."
"Having a hard time believing the last time Taylor Made sang together was at my wedding,"
Brianna Duckworth Kazner wrote on Facebook. "If we can please go back to this day and have them sing a few more. I grew up watching my dad, Aunt Wendy, and Uncle Brian perform at fairs and festivals until I was finally old enough to join them on a few occasions. As I've gotten older and started writing my own music, I knew the guy to call whenever I got creatively 'stuck.' He truly had such a way with song lyrics that I knew without a doubt Uncle Brian would pull me out of the songwriter's slump. So many nights singing music ... phone calls with random jokes ... a guy that wore my God Duck tshirt proudly as he sang at our ribbon cutting."Just last week, he called me about a song idea he had," she also added. "Guess I should get to work on that. Uncle 'Bert,' I can't count the number of times we got to sing together but it will have never been enough."
