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Dec 27, 1997
Songwriter Kent Robbins dies in a one-car crash in Alabama when he falls asleep at the wheel. Among his credits: The Judds' "Love Is Alive," Gary Allan's "Her Man," Steve Wariner's "Heart Trouble" and Trace Adkins' "Every Light In The House"
Dec 31, 1997
Deborah Allen marries manager Raymond Hicks in Spring Hill, Tennessee
Jan 7, 1998
Marty Stuart writes "Same Old Train." The song goes on to win a Grammy award after it's recorded by an entourage that features 13 different artists, including Clint Black, Patty Loveless, Ricky Skaggs, Randy Travis and Dwight Yoakam
Jan 7, 1998
The Tennessean reports "The Long Black Veil" songwriter Marijohn Wilkin broke her leg when she slipped on a piece of cardboard in a home cooking accident
Jan 13, 1998
Jurors are chosen in Los Angeles for a copyright suit in which songwriter Guy Thomas claims Garth Brooks stole from the Kenny Loggins song "Conviction Of The Heart" in writing "Standing Outside The Fire." The two sides settle out of court
Jan 17, 1998
Songwriter/manager/musician/radio personality Cliffie Stone dies of a heart attack at his home in Santa Clarita, California. A co-writer of "Divorce Me C.O.D." and "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed," he played on hits by Merle Travis, Tex Ritter and Hank Thompson, and joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989
Jan 19, 1998
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Carl Perkins dies at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee, following a series of strokes. He is recognized as one of the pioneers of rockabilly music, best known for his hit "Blue Suede Shoes"
Jan 24, 1998
Justin Tubb dies in Nashville following aortic surgery. The son of Ernest Tubb had three hits as a recording artist, and wrote Hawkshaw Hawkins' "Lonesome 7-7203" and Highway 101's "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart"
Feb 10, 1998
Jazz singer and songwriter Benita Hill celebrates her recovery from lymphoma with a "return to life" show at a Nashville club, The Sutler. Within short order, Capitol releases a song that she penned as a Garth Brooks single, "Two Pina Coladas"
Feb 10, 1998
"How Do I Live," written by Diane Warren and performed by Trisha Yearwood in the movie "Con Air," receives an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song
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