Zeke Dawson died Monday at the age of 84.

Dawson served as Loretta Lynn’s fiddle player in her Coal Miner Band.

Lynn’s social media pages posted a tribute to her former band member.

“Every member of Loretta’s Coal Miner band was like family to her,” the posted stated. “Zeke Dawson was with her for nearly a decade. He will be missed by the entire Lynn family. This week, we are sending our love to his family.”

He was 84 years old. His cause of death has not been revealed.

David Thornhill, Lynn’s former guitarist and band leader, also posted on social media.

“Sorry to say, but we lost another ‘COALMINER’ this morning,” he posted. “Zeke Dawson who was Loretta’s fiddle player from 1974 for 9 years, passed away this morning at 1:00 AM. Zeke was my room-mate on the road, and quite a unique person. He was always in a happy mood. and kept things lively on the road. He will greatly be missed. RIP my great friend.”

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