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    • Jan 11, 1994
    Tanya Tucker, described as a "tornado trapped in a truck stop," makes Mr. Blackwell's worst-dressed list. Also on the list: Lyle Lovett's wife, Julia Roberts, and country wannabe LaToya Jackson, described as a "tacky tragedy"
    Jun 3, 1995
    In one of country music's strangest turns, Cowboys LaCage opens in Nashville. The club features female impersonators performing as Reba McEntire, Tammy Wynette, Lorrie Morgan, Wynonna Judd, Dolly Parton and a host of pop divas
    Feb 14, 1996
    Kristi Lockwood, an aspiring country singer, walks down Music Row in Nashville wearing only a cowboy hat and boots. "I didn't know what else to do, and I really wanted to get some exposure," she later says. She's arrested for indecent exposure
    Oct 1, 1996
    Reba McEntire's haircut makes the front page of The Tennessean. Her bountiful locks had become a trademark, and the new, shorter 'do will make its national debut during the Country Music Association awards
    Jan 1, 1997
    The Tennessean laughs at country's "hat acts." The paper runs photos of eight young male singers, all with black hats: Paul Brandt, David Kersh, Rick Trevino, Rhett Akins, Trace Adkins, Wade Hayes, Tracy Byrd and Clay Walker
    May 8, 1997
    Reba McEntire files a lawsuit in Nashville to reclaim three of her movie costumes from the Country Star restaurant chain, which maintains locations in Atlanta, Las Vegas and Los Angeles
    Jun 16, 1997
    Tanya Tucker flips her skirt to the audience, revealing her tush, covered only by a thin layer of pantyhose, during a Fan Fair-associated celebrity fashion show at Nashville's Opryland Hotel. Associates say she showed more than she intended
    Jul 15, 1997
    Fashion designer Gianni Versace is killed by a gunman outside his home in Miami Beach, Florida. A dozen years later, his namesake company is referenced in Tim McGraw's hit "It's A Business Doing Pleasure With You"
    Jul 24, 1997
    Elvis Presley's Memphis opens on Beale Street. The nightclub is located on the site of the former Lansky Brothers clothing store, where he bought much of his apparel
    Oct 16, 1997
    The Oak Ridge Boys' Richard Sterban is singled out in The Tennessean as "a walking, singing fashion show." "I think," he says, "I'm the only person doing what I do who wears Versace onstage"



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