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Feb 24, 1993

Vince Gill wins two trophies--Best Country Vocal Performance, Male; and Best Country Song, shared with co-writer John Jarvis--for "I Still Believe In You" during the 35th annual Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles

Feb 27, 1993

Johnny Cash performs at the Rhythm Cafe in Santa Ana, California. The same day, he first meets producer Rick Rubin, who will revitalize his career by producing a series of stripped-down albums for his Def-American Records label

Mar 2, 1993

Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Billy Ray Cyrus each nab four nominations in the Academy Of Country Music awards. Brooks and Cyrus battle for Entertainer of the Year with Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire and Travis Tritt

Mar 4, 1993

Patti LaBelle earns a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The next year, she joins Travis Tritt on "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," receiving a nomination from the Country Music Association for its inclusion on "Rhythm Country & Blues"

Mar 9, 1993

Garth Brooks wins two People's Choice Awards. Other winners on the CBS telecast include Alabama, Reba McEntire, Steve Martin and Whitney Houston

Mar 9, 1993

Bandleader Bob Crosby dies of cancer in La Jolla, California. A brother to Bing Crosby, he held his own with a flurry of pop hits in the 1930s and '40s, and wrote Pee Wee King's 1952 country hit "Silver And Gold"

Apr 2, 1993

"Southern Raptures" debuts at the MET Theater in Los Angeles. The play is directed by Peter Fonda and co-produced by Dwight Yoakam

Apr 19, 1993

Sax player Steve Douglas dies of heart failure during a Los Angeles session with Ry Cooder. A future inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Douglas played with Glen Campbell on such pop hits as "Be My Baby" and "Da Doo Ron Ron"

May 11, 1993

Brooks & Dunn claim three honors during the NBC telecast of the 28th annual Academy Of Country Music awards from Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre: Top Vocal Duet; Single Record of the Year, for "Boot Scootin' Boogie"; and Album of the Year, for "Brand New Man"

May 17, 1993

Johnny Cash begins four days of recording in producer Rick Rubin's living room in Los Angeles, backed only by his own guitar. The session marks the start of work on Cash's album "American Recordings"

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