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    • May 9, 1996
    The Dixie Chicks return from their first tour of Japan
    May 29, 1996
    Singer/songwriter Becky Hobbs marries Glenn Frey guitarist Duane Sciacqua in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Hobbs authored Conway Twitty's 1987 hit "I Want To Know You Before We Make Love"
    Jun 14, 1996
    George Martin, best known for producing The Beatles, is knighted in the United Kingdom. He also produced Kenny Rogers' country hits "Morning Desire" and "Tomb Of The Unknown Love"
    Aug 1, 1996
    Diagnosed in previous weeks with cancer, drummer Mel Taylor plays his final show with The Ventures in Japan. Taylor played on Buck Owens' "My Heart Skips A Beat" and "Together Again," as well as the pop hit "Monster Mash"
    Sep 3, 1996
    The city of Ottawa declares Garth Brooks Day
    Nov 25, 1996
    Late Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury is honored with a statue in Montreaux, Switzerland. Three years later, the Mercury-penned "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" will become a country hit for Dwight Yoakam
    Dec 23, 1996
    Songwriter, sax player and club owner Ronnie Scott dies in London from an apparently accidental overdose of pain pills for tooth implants. He wrote Bonnie Tyler's "It's A Heartache" and Shelly West's "Flight 309 To Tennessee"
    Feb 20, 1997
    Steve Earle sprains an ankle when he falls off stage during a concert in Amsterdam
    Mar 11, 1997
    Paul McCartney is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. Beatles songs he wrote that ended up on the country charts include "I Feel Fine," remade by Sweethearts Of The Rodeo; and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party," by Rosanne Cash
    May 16, 1997
    Garth Brooks begins a three-night stand at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, playing for close to 130,000 people. The shows are filmed for a 1998 NBC-TV special



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