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Feb 28, 1996

Vince Gill's "Go Rest High On That Mountain" wins two trophies--Best Country Song and Best Male Country Vocal Performance--during the 38th annual Grammy awards at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium

Feb 29, 1996

Songwriter Wes Farrell dies in Fisher Island, Florida. The author of several Partridge Family hits, Farrell also wrote Jay & The Americans' "Come A Little Bit Closer," a country hit for Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke

Mar 13, 1996

The state of Mississippi rescinds a commendation for songwriter Glen Ballard, who wrote George Strait's "You Look So Good In Love." The legislature is disturbed by Ballard's participation in Alanis Morissette's album "Jagged Little Pill"

Mar 17, 1996

Songwriter Terry Stafford dies in Amarillo, Texas. His credits include Buck Owens' "Big In Vegas" and George Strait's "Amarillo By Morning"

Mar 23, 1996

Songwriter J.D. Miller dies in Lafayette, Louisiana, following quadruple bypass surgery. He wrote Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" and Jimmy C. Newman's first hit, "Cry, Cry Darling"

Mar 24, 1996

Maggie Cavender dies at Baptist Hospital in Nashville of complications from a stroke. She served for many years as the first executive director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International

Apr 15, 1996

"Be My Baby Tonight" songwriter Ed Hill and his wife, Laura, welcome their second baby girl, Gracen Hill

Apr 16, 1996

"Summertime Blues" songwriter Jerry Capehart sues three publishers, including Warner/Chappell, for $1.35 million for breach of contract and unpaid royalties

Apr 22, 1996

Songwriter Fred Kirby dies in his sleep at his home in Indian Trail, North Carolina. He authored The Buchanan Brothers' nuclear-fueled 1946 hit "Atomic Power"

May 11, 1996

A ValuJet flight crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing more than 100 people, including country singer/songwriter Walter Hyatt, a musical compadre of David Ball and Lyle Lovett

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