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    • Aug 12, 1995
    Singer/songwriter Victoria Shaw makes her Grand Ole Opry debut. Her credits include Garth Brook's "The River," John Michael Montgomery's "I Love The Way You Love Me" and Doug Stone's "Too Busy Being In Love"
    Aug 12, 1995
    Singer/songwriter Jean Chapel dies of cancer at her home in Port Orange, Florida. A former recording artist for Sun Records, she wrote Eddy Arnold's "Lonely Again" and Jerry Wallace's "To Get To You"
    Aug 12, 1994
    The Eagles' album "Hotel California" is certified 10-times platinum by the RIAA. "Live" goes double-platinum
    Aug 12, 1994
    Less than two months after All-4-One netted a gold single from the RIAA for a pop version of "I Swear," John Michael Montgomery's country rendition also goes gold
    Aug 12, 1993
    Vince Gill racks up eight nominations and Alan Jackson gets seven, as the Country Music Association unveils finalists for its 1993 awards. Gill and Jackson face Brooks & Dunn, Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire for Entertainer of the Year
    Aug 12, 1992
    The RIAA presents more than 110 gold and platinum records to Elvis Presley's estate, calling Elvis the "all-time most-certified artist." The entire slate of singles and albums had been officially certified in March
    Aug 12, 1991
    Singer/songwriter Lauren Duski is born in Limestone, Maine. Raised in Michigan, she joins Blake Shelton's team on NBC's "The Voice" in 2017, earning a Top 10 country album with "The Voice: The Complete Season 12 Collection" and a Top 5 country single with an original song, "Deja Vu"
    Aug 12, 1990
    Dan Seals' guitar player, Joe Stanley, dies of cancer at his home in Brookport, Illinois. Stanley played on "Bop," "You Still Move Me" and "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)," among others
    Aug 12, 1989
    Patty Loveless notches her first #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "Timber, I'm Falling In Love"
    Aug 12, 1988
    Los Angeles declares Patti Page Day as the singer headlines at the Hollywood Bowl. Page's set includes "Tennessee Waltz," and Gene Autry makes an appearance, reading the Cowboy Creed
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