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Jan 18, 1997
Terri Clark sings the national anthem before the NHL All-Star Game at the San Jose Arena. The Eastern Conference beats the West, 11-7
Jan 22, 1997
"Crook & Chase" begins taping its syndicated talk show in Los Angeles, after leaving both TNN and Nashville. The move is designed to bring more top-name guests to the program, which begins airing January 27
Jan 25, 1997
Buck Owens checks into a Bakersfield hospital with pneumonia
Jan 27, 1997
LeAnn Rimes wins her first major trophy, for Favorite New Country Artist, at the American Music Awards at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. Other country winners: Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Brooks & Dunn and George Strait
Jan 28, 1997
Record executive Clive Davis gains a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Through his work with Columbia and Arista Records, he has a hand in the careers of Sonny James, Alan Jackson, Lynn Anderson, Brooks & Dunn and others
Mar 18, 1997
Music executive George Albert dies in Encino, California. His trade magazine, Cash Box, rivaled Billboard as an industry chart source for many years until it slipped in the industry's eyes during the 1980s
Mar 26, 1997
The bodies of 39 members of the cult Heaven's Gate are found in Rancho Santa Fe, California, after a mass suicide. Part of their legacy: They designed the website for the San Diego Polo Club, managed by Juice Newton's husband, Tom Goodspeed
Apr 23, 1997
LeAnn Rimes wins three times at the 32nd annual Academy of Country Music awards, aired by NBC from the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. She's named Top New Female Vocalist, while "Blue" takes Song and Single Record of the Year
May 25, 1997
Bob Dylan cancels a European tour and enters St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica with a severe lung infection. Dylan has had country hits recorded by Johnny Cash, Judy Rodman and Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn
May 28, 1997
Barbara Mandrell and Ken Dudney celebrate their 30th anniversary in Los Angeles, where she's working on the soap opera "Sunset Beach." He gives her a gold ring, and she goes to bed early, leaving him to play card games on the computer
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