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Nov 19, 1997
Mindy McCready has a tonsillectomy in Los Angeles
Dec 16, 1997
Pop singer Nicolette Larson dies in Los Angeles, of brain swelling. Best known for her 1979 hit "Lotta Love," she also teamed with Steve Wariner on the 1986 country hit "That's How You Know When Love's Right"
Dec 25, 1997
Merry Christmas! Hal Ketchum spends the holiday at the Betty Ford Clinic in Rancho Mirage, California, overcoming a drug and alcohol addiction
Jan 5, 1998
Former pop singer Sonny Bono dies in a skiing accident in South Lake Tahoe, California. With former partner Cher, he recorded the original version of "All I Ever Need Is You," which also became a country hit for Kenny Rogers & Dottie West
Jan 11, 1998
Reba McEntire co-hosts the People's Choice Awards at the Santa Monica Airport in California. She ties with Whitney Houston for Favorite Female Musical Performer. Garth Brooks wins Favorite Male
Jan 13, 1998
Jurors are chosen in Los Angeles for a copyright suit in which songwriter Guy Thomas claims Garth Brooks stole from the Kenny Loggins song "Conviction Of The Heart" in writing "Standing Outside The Fire." The two sides settle out of court
Jan 17, 1998
Songwriter/manager/musician/radio personality Cliffie Stone dies of a heart attack at his home in Santa Clarita, California. A co-writer of "Divorce Me C.O.D." and "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed," he played on hits by Merle Travis, Tex Ritter and Hank Thompson, and joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989
Jan 25, 1998
Future country singer Jewel delivers the national anthem before the Super Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The Denver Broncos defeat the Green Bay Packers, 31-24
Jan 26, 1998
George Strait wins two trophies at the American Music Awards, including Favorite Country Album, for "Carrying Your Love With Me." Reba McEntire, Alabama and Lee Ann Womack also win, and Julio Iglesias takes the first Favorite Latin Artist trophy
Feb 17, 1998
Pop songwriter Bob Merrill dies of a self-inflicted gunshot in his car in Culver City, California. He wrote rockabilly singer Jimmie Rodgers' "Honeycomb" and Ernest Tubb's "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry"
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