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    • Apr 18, 1997
    The Tennessean reports Randy Travis is parting with Warner Bros. Records, where he first rose to prominence 11 years earlier
    Apr 29, 1997
    Patty Loveless records "You Don't Seem To Miss Me" with George Jones in Nashville
    May 1, 1997
    Former Grand Ole Opry manager E.W. "Bud" Wendell retires as CEO of the Opry's parent company, Gaylord Entertainment. A year later, he enters the Country Music Hall of Fame
    May 2, 1997
    Travis Tritt performs the national anthem before the Nashville Kats arena football team's home opener at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. The team beats the San Jose SaberCats, 47-21
    May 3, 1997
    The 50th anniversary of Ernest Tubb's radio show, "The Midnite Jamboree," is observed with a street party on Broadway in Nashville. The night's lineup includes Bill Anderson, Travis Tritt, Stonewall Jackson and Leona Williams, among others
    May 3, 1997
    Groundbreaking ceremonies are held in Nashville for Adelphia Coliseum, the future home of the NFL's Houston Oilers, soon to become the Tennessee Titans. The event includes three skydiving Elvis Presley impersonators, dropping to "That's All Right"
    May 6, 1997
    Nashville's Metro Parks Board votes to rename Music Square Park as Owen Bradley Park, honoring the man who built the first studio on what is now known as Music Row
    May 8, 1997
    Reba McEntire files a lawsuit in Nashville to reclaim three of her movie costumes from the Country Star restaurant chain, which maintains locations in Atlanta, Las Vegas and Los Angeles
    May 11, 1997
    Trace Adkins marries Rhonda Forlaw at Nashville's Belle Meade Mansion in front of 800 people. Adkins sings a song he wrote for his bride: "The Rest Of Mine"
    May 12, 1997
    The Raybon Brothers, Marty and Tim, record a country version of "Butterfly Kisses" at the Soundshop in Nashville
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