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Jul 1, 1997

Actor Robert Mitchum dies of lung cancer in Santa Barbara, California. In addition to taking roles in such pictures as "Cape Fear," "The Longest Day" and "River Of No Return," he earned a country hit in 1967 with "Little Old Wine Drinker Me"

Jul 3, 1997

Merle Haggard has a 15-minute procedure in at the Redding Medical Center in California to fix a clogged artery

Jul 30, 1997

"You Can Sleep While I Drive" songwriter Melissa Etheridge sings the national anthem at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, where the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks wallop the Utah Starzz, 91-69

Aug 13, 1997

Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood shoot a concept video for "In Another's Eyes" in California, though they nix the production later in favor of concert footage

Sep 3, 1997

Actor Dean Cain gets down on one knee to propose to Mindy McCready in Los Angeles. She says yes, although the marriage never happens

Sep 26, 1997

Guitarists Chet Atkins, Duane Eddy, Hank Garland, James Burton and Scotty Moore are inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk

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 4, 1997

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora and Heather Locklear have a daughter, Ava Elizabeth Sambora, in Los Angeles. The parents will divorce in 2005, just as Bon Jovi is enjoying its initial country hit, "Who Says You Can't Go Home"

Oct 12, 1997

Singer/songwriter John Denver dies in a plane crash near Monterey, California, when the engine quits on the test plane he's piloting. Denver leaves a string of folk-tinged pop-country hits, including "Thank God I'm A Country Boy," "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Annie's Song" and "Back Home Again"

Oct 29, 1997

Gary Morris and Olivia Newton-John perform as CBS shoots "Scott Hamilton: Back On The Ice" at the Forum in Los Angeles

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