Country singer and bluegrass artist Ronnie Bowman has died from serious injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday. He was 64.
Bowman was rushed to Vanderbilt Hospital, where he died on Sunday, his family confirmed to USA Today.
In a statement, his wife, Garnet, said she was “in complete shock and utterly devastated” over his death.Ronnie was beloved by so many in our music community, whom he loved so dearly… and we are beyond grateful for all of the love & outpouring toward us already,” the statement read.Dierks Bentley paid tribute to Bowman on Instagram Monday, admitting that it’s “going to take awhile for it to sink in” that Bowman died.
“He was the favorite bluegrass and country singer of everyone I know. And he was everyone’s favorite hang,” Bentley wrote, sharing some of his favorite memories with Bowman, including when they both performed at the first annual DelFest in 2008.
