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Dec 2, 1998

Johnny Cash, Brian Wilson and Jeff Barry receive the Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Songwriters in Los Angeles

Dec 20, 1998

Asleep At The Wheel records "New San Antonio Rose" with Dwight Yoakam at the Mad Dog Studio in Burbank, California, for the Bob Wills tribute album "Ride With Bob." The album picks up a Grammy nomination

Dec 25, 1998

Guitarist/songwriter Bryan MacLean dies of a heart attack suffered at a restaurant in Los Angeles. MacLean penned "Don't Toss Us Away," an album cut for his former band, Lone Justice. The song was also a 1989 country hit for Patty Loveless

Jan 10, 1999

Garth Brooks comes up a winner in the 25th annual People's Choice Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California. He's named Favorite Male Musical Performer during the CBS telecast

Jan 11, 1999

Garth Brooks wins a pair of trophies at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Other country victors include Shania Twain, Alabama and The Dixie Chicks

Jan 19, 1999

Janis Joplin is inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk. Her version of "Me And Bobby McGee" is eventually named one of country music's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Jan 20, 1999

Trombone player Lew McCreary dies in Tarzana, California. In addition to work with Henry Mancini, The Monkees and Steely Dan, he played on several Glen Campbell hits, including "Galveston," "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "True Grit"

Jan 27, 1999

Bass player Leland Sklar is added to the Hollywood RockWalk. Noted for his work with Carly Simon and James Taylor, he contributed to country hits by George Strait, Clint Black, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and The Oak Ridge Boys, among others

Feb 4, 1999

Freddy Fender receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles

Feb 7, 1999

"Route 66" songwriter Bobby Troup dies of a heart attack in Sherman Oaks, California. An Asleep At The Wheel performance of his song was nominated for a Grammy in 1977

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