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Nov 25, 1996
Late Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury is honored with a statue in Montreaux, Switzerland. Three years later, the Mercury-penned "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" will become a country hit for Dwight Yoakam
Sep 25, 1997
A bronze, eight-foot statue of Ernest Tubb is unveiled at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville
Mar 27, 1998
Gene Autry, who sold the California Angels baseball team to Disney, is honored with a bronze statue as Anaheim Stadium is reopened after a major facelift
Sep 17, 1998
The Country Music Hall of Fame unveils a bronze statue of the late Hank Williams on the 75th anniversary of the singer's birth. At the ceremony are his children, Hank Williams Jr. and Jett Williams, who meet for the first time
Jun 24, 1999
Sculptor Bill Rains' bronze statue of Keith Whitley is unveiled in Nashville. The figure is to be placed in Memorial Park in Whitley's hometown, Sandy Hook, Kentucky
Sep 11, 1999
Winslow, Arizona, dedicates Standin' On The Corner Park, named for a line from The Eagles' "Take It Easy": "I'm a-standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona." A statue in the park, located alongside historic Route 66, is thought to resemble Jackson Browne, who co-wrote the song
Oct 19, 1999
A life-size bronze sculpture of late record producer Owen Bradley is unveiled at Owen Bradley Park on Nashville's Music Row. Bradley, who produced "Coal Miner's Daughter" and "Crazy," among others, built the first recording studio on the Row
Jan 12, 2000
A statue of Chet Atkins is unveiled at the corner of 5th & Union in downtown Nashville. On hand for the ceremonies: Vince Gill, Suzy Bogguss, Eddy Arnold, Charley Pride and Bobby Bare
Sep 20, 2000
Sculptor Bill Rains unveils life-size statues of Johnny Cash, Buck Owens and Hank Snow at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville
May 25, 2005
Bakersfield's Crystal Palace unveils 10 Bill Rains-sculpted statues celebrating owner Buck Owens, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, George Strait, Hank Williams and Bob Wills
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