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    • Mar 4, 1996
    Minnie Pearl dies in Nashville of complications from a stroke. Noted for her homespun humor, the country comic spent more than 50 years with the Grand Ole Opry, becoming a regular on the syndicated TV show "Hee Haw" and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
    May 21, 1996
    Razor & Tie releases satirist Cledus T. Judd's debut album, "I Stoled This Record." Among its song spoofs: "(She's Got A Butt) Bigger Than The Beatles," "Skoal: The Grundy County Spitting Incident" and "Grandpa Got Runned Over By A John Deere"
    Aug 27, 1996
    Warner Bros. releases Jeff Foxworthy's comedy project "Crank It Up: The Music Album." It includes guest appearances by Alan Jackson, Little Texas, The Beach Boys, Mac Wiseman and Del McCoury
    Oct 27, 1996
    Comic Morey Amsterdam dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles. Known for his role on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," he wrote The Andrews Sisters' "Rum And Coca-Cola" and Dick Jurgens' country hit "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming"
    Jan 7, 1997
    Warner Bros. releases Bill Engvall's novelty single "Here's Your Sign (Get The Picture)," featuring Travis Tritt
    Feb 11, 1997
    Capitol releases Roy D. Mercer's comedy album "How Big'a Boy Are Ya? Volume 1"
    Feb 26, 1997
    Jeff Foxworthy makes a guest appearance on Garry Shandling's HBO comedy "The Larry Sanders Show"
    Jul 16, 1997
    "Here's Your Sign (Get The Picture)," recorded by Bill Engvall with Travis Tritt, is awarded a gold single by the RIAA
    Feb 19, 1998
    Grandpa Jones dies at McKendree Village in Nashville, seven weeks after suffering a stroke. A longtime Grand Ole Opry star and key member of the "Hee Haw" cast, he was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1978
    Mar 16, 1998
    Ray Stevens nets a gold album from the RIAA with "His All-Time Greatest Comic Hits"



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