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Jul 23, 2003

George Jones Country Sausage debuts in grocery stores. The Possum spends the morning giving free samples to shoppers in the aisles at two Kroger outlets in the suburbs of Nashville

Jul 23, 2003

Sugarland performs a showcase at Nashville's 12th & Porter club, attended by producer Garth Fundis and representatives for the Mercury and Lyric Street labels. The trio picks up a deal with Mercury

Jul 26, 2003

Songwriter Rachel Proctor sings "Days Like This" in her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. She wrote Martina McBride's hit "Where Would You Be"

Aug 1, 2003

Rodney Atkins makes his Grand Ole Opry debut

Aug 2, 2003

Lisa Marie Presley opens for Chris Isaak at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the same venue where her father, Elvis Presley, was derided in his only Grand Ole Opry performance. Her mother, Priscilla Presley, attends the show

Aug 4, 2003

The Dixie Chicks close their Top Of The World U.S. tour with a performance at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville. Singer/songwriter Radney Foster, who contributed a song to their album "Home," is in attendance

Aug 6, 2003

John Mellencamp joins Kenny Chesney to tape an episode of "CMT Crossroads" in Nashville, where the set list includes "Young," "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A." and "Folsom Prison Blues." Radney Foster hosts

Aug 15, 2003

Songwriter Gerry House, the morning air personality on Nashville radio station WSIX, has emergency surgery for a bleeding artery in his brain. Among House's credits: "Little Rock," "On The Side Of Angels" and "The Big One"

Aug 15, 2003

Fiddler Mack Magaha dies of pneumonia at Nashville's Veterans Hospital. A longtime member of Porter Wagoner's Wagonmasters, he played on the Dolly Parton hits "Jolene," "I Will Always Love You" and "Coat Of Many Colors"

Aug 17, 2003

Songwriter and Nashville radio personality Gerry House has his second brain surgery in a three-day period, this one to relieve swelling and fluid on the brain. House wrote "Little Rock," "The River And The Highway" and "On The Side Of Angels"

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