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Nov 10, 1996

Filming begins on the PBS-TV movie "All My Friends Are Cowboys" in Mesa, Arizona. The special features Johnny Cash, Roy Rogers, June Carter Cash, Ty England, Wilford Brimley and Joe Diffie

Jan 5, 1997

Johnny Cash and June Carter pop into Big Jim's Road House in Lewisburg, Tennessee, to work on a scene with Joe Diffie and Ty England for the TV movie "All My Friends Are Cowboys"

Feb 26, 1997

Gene Autry's "Back In The Saddle Again" is added to the Grammy Hall of Fame along with "The Genius Of Ray Charles," The Beatles' "Yesterday" and Louis Armstrong's "Mack The Knife," among other recordings

Mar 18, 1997

Rhino issues the three-CD box set "Sing, Cowboy, Sing! The Gene Autry Collection"

Sep 29, 1997

Gene Autry's 90th birthday gets a star-studded party at the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum in Los Angeles. In attendance: Dick Clark, Willie Nelson, Eddy Arnold, Glen Campbell, Roy Clark, Dale Evans, Dwight Yoakam and Rosemary Clooney, among others

Oct 25, 1997

Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Will Rogers have bronze markers placed in the Fort Worth National Historic District as they're entered in the Texas Trail of Fame

Mar 6, 1998

The Sons Of The Pioneers' "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" plays during a bowling-alley scene as the movie "The Big Lebowski" debuts. Starring Jeff Bridges, the film also features Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Lookin' Out My Back Door" plus tracks by The Eagles, Townes Van Zandt, Kenny Rogers & The First Edition and Bob Dylan

Mar 27, 1998

Gene Autry, who sold the California Angels baseball team to Disney, is honored with a bronze statue as Anaheim Stadium is reopened after a major facelift

Jul 6, 1998

Roy Rogers dies of heart failure in Apple Valley, California. The King of the Cowboys was the only performer elected twice to the Country Music Hall of Fame--once as a solo artist, once as a member of The Sons Of The Pioneers

Jul 15, 1998

Actor and songwriter Hal Southern dies in Vista, California, from diabetes-related causes. He appeared in such movies as "Blazing Saddles" and "The Shakiest Gun In The West," and co-wrote Tex Ritter's "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven"

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