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Jul 31, 1996
Jay Lee Webb dies of pancreatic cancer at Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The brother of Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle, he traveled as a band member with Buck Owens, Ferlin Husky and Slim Whitman
Aug 5, 1996
Chet Atkins kicks off a series of Monday-night performances at Nashville's Caffe Milano. He's joined for the evening by Suzy Bogguss, songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler, fiddler Mark O'Connor and Alison Krauss, who sings "That's The Way Love Goes"
Aug 5, 1996
The Country Music Association announces Buck Owens, Patsy Montana and Ray Price are destined to join the Country Music Hall of Fame in October
Aug 9, 1996
Hank Snow returns to the Grand Ole Opry for the first time in seven months, after battling a respiratory illness. Snow performs three songs, including the aptly titled "I Don't Hurt Anymore"
Aug 13, 1996
Vince Gill collects seven nominations from the Country Music Association, making him the leading entry for the organization's annual awards. LeAnn Rimes, at 13, becomes the youngest nominee in CMA history
Aug 17, 1996
Rock & roll guitarist Duane Eddy makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
Aug 18, 1996
K.T. Oslin and gospel singer BeBe Winans host a $100-a-ticket 48th birthday tribute for Tipper Gore, wife of vice president Al Gore, at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The benefit also features Sawyer Brown, John Hiatt and songwriter Gretchen Peters
Aug 22, 1996
R.V. "Mooney" Lynn dies at home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, of diabetes. The husband of Loretta Lynn, he gave Loretta her first guitar and encouraged her pursuit of a recording career, serving as her manager during her developmental years
Sep 3, 1996
In a unique promotion, Deana Carter stomps barefoot in a vat filled with strawberries in support of her single "Strawberry Wine" at Nashville's Tower Records. Witnessing the event: Vince Gill
Sep 4, 1996
Reba McEntire opens her new Starstruck offices on Music Row, a building that some estimate at $55 million, a figure she says is waaaay off base. Among more than a thousand visitors to her open house: Brooks & Dunn, Terri Clark and Linda Davis
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