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Feb 20, 1998

Jimmy Buffett sings "Margaritaville" and Linda Ronstadt does "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" and "Blue Bayou" during a memorial concert for Nicolette Larson at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in California. Also in the lineup: Jackson Browne, Dan Fogelberg, Carole King, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Crosby, Stills & Nash

Feb 23, 1998

Tim McGraw tops the list with seven Academy of Country Music Awards nominations. Faith Hill, George Strait and Trisha Yearwood rack up four apiece. Yearwood and LeAnn Rimes compete for Single of the Year with their versions of "How Do I Live"

Mar 10, 1998

Actor Lloyd Bridges dies in Los Angeles. He was known for his work in "The Rainmaker," "Airplane!" and "High Noon." Son Jeff Bridges, also an actor, earns a Top 10 country album 13 years later

Mar 22, 1998

The Diane Warren song "How Do I Live" and "Fire Down Below," written by Steven Seagal and Mark Collie, lose out to the score of "The Postman" during the 18th annual Razzie awards at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles

Mar 23, 1998

Naomi, Wynonna and Ashley Judd attend the Oscars in Los Angeles, where Trisha Yearwood performs "How Do I Live," from the movie "Con Air." Ashley presents an award and gets flak for a high, revealing hemline

Mar 27, 1998

Gene Autry, who sold the California Angels baseball team to Disney, is honored with a bronze statue as Anaheim Stadium is reopened after a major facelift

Mar 29, 1998

Steve Earle and Lyle Lovett perform in a concert opposing the death penalty at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. Not In Our Name: Dead Man Walking - The Concert also features Ani DiFranco, Tom Waits and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament

Apr 6, 1998

More than 25 artists file suit in Los Angeles against California businessman Jim Salmon, who appropriated the artists' names for porn websites. Among the litigants: Trace Adkins, Lee Roy Parnell, Alan Jackson, Bryan White and Charlie Daniels

Apr 7, 1998

Drummer Carlos Vega dies of self-inflicted gun shots at his Los Angeles home. Noted for his work on pop records by James Taylor, Boz Scaggs and Olivia Newton-John, he also played on at least 15 country hits by Vince Gill and Reba McEntire

Apr 12, 1998

Former record executive Jim Conkling dies at Sutter Oaks Alzheimer's Hospital in Sacramento, California. He helped launch Warner Bros. Records and the Grammy organization, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

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