<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> http://www.rustywier.com/ </Td> </Tr> <P> Russell Allen "Rusty" Wier (May 3, 1944--October 9, 2009) was an American singer - songwriter from Austin, Texas . Wier's career dates back to the 1960s and covers multiple music genres . Wier was the drummer in the Austin garage rock band The Wig, whose 1965 single "Crackin' Up" (a Wier composition) was included on volume 1 of the Pebbles series of compilation albums . </P> <P> In the 1970s Wier switched to country - rock and became a fixture on the burgeoning Austin music scene, and had a cult success with the song "I Heard You Been Layin' My Old Lady". But he is perhaps most famous for his composition "Don't It Make You Wanna Dance," which was a minor pop hit for him, but has been covered by, among others, Jerry Jeff Walker, Todd Snider, Chris LeDoux, John Hiatt, and Barbara Mandrell . Bonnie Raitt's version of the song was a country hit when it was included on the Urban Cowboy soundtrack . Wier was inducted into the Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame in 2002 . </P> <P> In November 2007, Wier was diagnosed with cancer . He died on October 9, 2009, aged 65 . He is survived by four children . </P>

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