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Feb 14, 1999

Nightclub owner Doug Weston dies of pneumonia in Los Angeles. He ran The Troubadour, an L.A. venue that provided important exposure to Kris Kristofferson and served as a developmental setting for Linda Ronstadt and The Eagles

Feb 22, 1999

Nashville acts jam The Troubadour in West Hollywood for a pre-Grammy showcase. Trisha Yearwood, Randy Scruggs, Ashley Cleveland and Beth Nielsen Chapman perform, with Bonnie Raitt and Tom Petty sideman Benmont Tench backing Chapman

Feb 22, 1999

Vince Gill records a duet with pop vocalist Barbra Streisand, "If You Ever Leave Me," in Malibu, California

Feb 23, 1999

Johnny Cash receives a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in Los Angeles, along with Smokey Robinson, songwriters Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Mel Torme, Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff, and Broadway composers Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe

Feb 24, 1999

Shania Twain's "You're Still The One" wins twice during the 41st annual Grammy Awards at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. She takes Best Female Country Vocal Performance, and shares Best Country Song with Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Feb 24, 1999

Roger Miller's "King Of The Road," Eddy Arnold's "Make The World Go Away" and Buck Owens' "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" join the Grammy Hall of Fame, along with other 1965 releases: Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour" and records by Frank Sinatra and James Brown

Mar 4, 1999

Silver screen cowboy Eddie Dean dies of emphysema in Westlake Village, California. An actor in numerous western movies, he wrote Tex Ritter's "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven" and Jimmy Wakely's "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)"

Mar 9, 1999

Garth Brooks' mother, Colleen Brooks, has surgery for throat cancer at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. The operation takes 12 hours

Mar 11, 1999

Barbra Streisand records "We Must Be Loving Right"--a song husband James Brolin found on George Strait's album "Easy Come Easy Go"--in California, using record producer Tony Brown, who oversaw Strait's original version

Mar 17, 1999

Film composer Ernest Gold dies in Santa Monica following a stroke. He was the father of singer/songwriter/musician Andrew Gold, who wrote Wynonna's "I Saw The Light" and played on numerous Linda Ronstadt recordings

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