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Jun 20, 1997
Merle Haggard, George Jones and Johnny Paycheck perform together in concert for the first time for the closing day of Fan Fair at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville. They team for "Yesterday's Wine"
Aug 5, 1997
Deana Carter and George Strait take five nominations apiece to lead the rest of the field for the Country Music Associations awards
Sep 24, 1997
"Strawberry Wine" wins twice at the 31st annual Country Music Association awards, broadcast by CBS from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. "Wine" earns Single of the Year for Deana Carter and producer Chris Farren, and Song of the Year for writers Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison
Jun 29, 1998
The Country Music Association announces it will add four new Country Music Hall of Fame members in September: Tammy Wynette, Elvis Presley, George Morgan and former Grand Ole Opry executive E.W. "Bud" Wendell
Jul 11, 1998
Readers of The Tennessean receive a cassette that features two Martina McBride songs, "A Broken Wing" and "Valentine," with the morning paper. RCA spent $30,000 for the campaign, which raises the singer's profile and courts awards votes from Country Music Association members
Aug 4, 1998
George Strait appears five times on the ballot as finalists are announced for the Country Music Association awards. It gives him 47 total nominations over his career, making him the most-nominated artist in CMA history
Sep 23, 1998
Garth Brooks becomes the first artist to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year award four times. Brooks accepts his award via satellite from Buffalo, where he's performing
Sep 23, 1998
Steve Wariner's "Holes In The Floor Of Heaven" wins Single and Song of the Year from the Country Music Association during the 32nd annual awards on CBS at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The Dixie Chicks also win twice
Oct 21, 1998
The Country Music Association tapes a 40th anniversary special at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center. Among a truckload of artists: Clint Black, Martina McBride and Brenda Lee
Nov 28, 1998
"CMA 40th Anniversary Celebration: Country Music's Biggest Homecoming" airs on CBS with a bevy of acts, including Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Sara Evans, Brooks & Dunn, The Dixie Chicks, Alan Jackson, Jo Dee Messina and LeAnn Rimes, who sings "The Cattle Call" for Eddy Arnold
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