Mark James, a chart-topping songwriter who channeled ... became a 1970s staple with an improvised “ooga-chaka” intro, died June 8 at his home in Nashville. He was 83. The death was announced ...

Grammy-winning songwriter Mark James died at the age of 83 in his Nashville home on Saturday. The cause of his death was not revealed, but his family shared a statement regarding his passing.

Mark James, the songwriter behind lovelorn rock and country hits like Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” and Willie Nelson’s “Always on My Mind,” has died. He was 83. James’ death on ...

HANNA, Mark James died May 23, 2025, at the age of 77 in Austin, TX. Mark was born September 24, 1947, on Walker Air Force Base - Strategic Air Command, Roswell, NM, to Col. Keith C. and Bettye ...

Mark James, the famed songwriter behind hits including "Always on My Mind," "Hooked on a Feeling" and "Suspicious Minds," died June 8 in Nashville. He was 83. Between 1969 and 1982, Willie Nelson ...

Legendary songwriter Mark James who wrote Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” and “Always on My Mind” and BJ Thomas’s “Hooked on a Feeling” has died aged 83. James died in his home ...