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    • Mar 1, 1954
    Janis Oliver is born in Torrance, California. She joins younger sister Kristine to form Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, who rise in the 1980s behind a rockabilly-tinged sound. By that time, her last name is changed, following her marriage to Vince Gill
    Nov 28, 1955
    Kristine Arnold born in Manhattan Beach, California. Along with sister Janis Gill, she forms Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, whose rockabilly-tinged sound in the late-1980s brings them seven consecutive hits before they eventually segue into a bluegrass stance
    Apr 12, 1980
    Pure Prairie League singer Vince Gill marries future Sweethearts of the Rodeo member Janis Oliver on his 23rd birthday
    May 5, 1982
    Vince and Janis Gill have a daughter, Jenny Gill, in Los Angeles
    May 20, 1994
    The Mel Gibson movie "Maverick" makes its theater debut, hitting #1 in its first week of release, with cameo appearances by Kathy Mattea, Hal Ketchum, Waylon Jennings, Vince Gill, Janis Gill, Carlene Carter, Reba McEntire and Clint Black
    Mar 6, 1996
    More than 1,500 people attend a memorial service for Minnie Pearl at the Brentwood United Methodist Church, including Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Janis Gill, Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Grandpa Jones, Jan Howard, Barbara Mandrell and Wynonna Judd
    Feb 13, 1997
    On TNN's "Soulmates," Janis Gill says persistent talk that she and Vince Gill are divorcing is just "nasty, false rumors." Two months later, she files for divorce
    Apr 16, 1997
    Four days after their 17th anniversary, Janis Gill files for divorce from Vince Gill at the Williamson County Chancery Court in Tennessee
    Oct 1, 1997
    Janis Gill breaks her left wrist when she's thrown by a horse
    Jun 30, 1998
    Vince Gill's divorce from Janis Gill is finalized. She keeps the 151-acre horse ranch and a $750,000 home, and receives $4,000 monthly in child support for two years, until daughter Jenny turns 18
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