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Jul 22, 1998

Terri Clark breaks her hand in a motorcycle accident in Nashville

Jul 22, 1998

The Tennessean reports George Jones and MCA Records have parted company

Jul 24, 1998

Tanya Tucker files a $300,000 lawsuit against Capitol Records, charging the label neglected her career in favor of a male labelmate. Observers initially believe the other artist is Garth Brooks, but later discover it is Trace Adkins

Aug 1, 1998

The Tennessean reports that Mindy McCready has broken up with her fiance, actor Dean Cain, of TV's "Lois & Clark"

Aug 2, 1998

While in town for Vince Gill's golf tournament, shock rocker Alice Cooper reports an abandoned package in a restroom at the Nashville airport to authorities. It contains no bombs, though--just fireworks and bottle rockets

Aug 3, 1998

Mary Chapin Carpenter is among the featured artists when Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair plays Starwood Amphitheatre in Nashville. The highlight: a mass chorus with Bonnie Raitt, McLachlan, Carpenter, Emmylou Harris and Beth Nielsen Chapman

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

Aug 5, 1998

While in Nashville for a concert, The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan runs down a surprising list of his country favorites: Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Ray Price, Webb Pierce and The Louvin Brothers

Aug 11, 1998

Scott Hendricks becomes the head of Virgin Records' new country division in Nashville. The label introduces Chris Cagle and Clay Davidson

Aug 12, 1998

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have their second daughter, Maggie Elizabeth McGraw, in Nashville. When she's eight years old, the youngster appears as a background singer in the final strains of her dad's single "Last Dollar (Fly Away)"

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