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Jun 27, 1999

Vern Gosdin is released from Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital, four days after he suffered a stroke

Jun 28, 1999

Pete Fisher becomes general manager of the Grand Ole Opry. He is the first person in the history of the show to hold the position full-time

Jun 29, 1999

Fiddler Randy Howard dies of cancer at his home in Nashville. He worked with the likes of George Jones, Chet Atkins, Garth Brooks and Tammy Wynette

Jun 30, 1999

Mary Chapin Carpenter brings out several musical guests when she performs at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Tim O'Brien and Dobro player Jerry Douglas join her for one song, while Terri Clark pitches in on another

Jul 1, 1999

The mangled Lexus sport-utility vehicle that George Jones crashed in March is suspended 100 feet in the air via crane for the Independence Day weekend in Nashville. It's accompanied by a sign urging citizens to drive safely during the holiday

Jul 2, 1999

Andy Griggs makes his Grand Ole Opry debut

Jul 5, 1999

Dolly Parton begins shooting "Blue Valley Songbird," a Lifetime Channel movie, in Nashville. Also appearing in the picture: Billy Dean, Ed Bruce, fiddler Sam Bush and music publisher Charlie Monk

Jul 9, 1999

An Ohio doctor files suit in Nashville to reacquire $7,000 and several locks of Elvis Presley's hair. The doctor gave the goods to Rickey Lee Wood, believing they would help establish a genetic link for an Elvis love child, but now believes it was a scam

Jul 10, 1999

June Carter Cash makes her final performance on the Grand Ole Opry. Her songs during the night include "Ring Of Fire" and "Wildwood Flower"

Jul 12, 1999

Charlie Louvin has a kidney removed during surgery at Nashville's Baptist Hospital

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