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Dec 10, 1998
Shania Twain performs at the Amnesty International Concert For Human Rights Defenders at Bercy Stadium in Paris. Others on the bill include Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Alanis Morissette, Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Aug 2, 2000
Songwriter Gilles Thibault dies in Paris, France. He co-wrote "Comme D'Habitude," which Paul Anka revised as "My Way," a Frank Sinatra signature that became a posthumous country hit for Elvis Presley in 1978
Dec 18, 2001
Songwriter Gilbert Becaud dies of lung cancer in Paris, France. He wrote "Let It Be Me," which became a pop hit for The Everly Brothers and a country hit for Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry and for Willie Nelson
Oct 12, 2004
"Lay Down Sally" singer Eric Clapton receives a speeding ticket in Dijon, France, for driving his Porsche 134 miles per hour. He loses his license in France
Jul 29, 2006
Former Country Music Association awards nominee Kid Rock marries Pamela Anderson on a yacht near St. Tropez, France. The couple kisses while Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" plays in the background
Oct 6, 2006
The New York Post reports Jimmy Buffett was fined $380 when authorities at the Toulon-Hyeres International Airport in France found 100 ecstasy pills in his luggage. Buffett later insists the tablets were not X, but a vitamin B supplement
Dec 27, 2006
Songwriter Pierre Delanoe dies of heart failure in Paris, France. He wrote "Let It Be Me," an Everly Brothers pop hit that was covered in country music by Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry and by Willie Nelson
Nov 13, 2009
"Bar Room Buddies" singer Clint Eastwood receives a citation naming him a commander in the French Legion of Honor at the Elysee Palace in Paris
Jul 24, 2011
"Heaven Help My Heart" songwriter Tina Arena sings the Australian national anthem in Paris at the close of the Tour De France, won by Cadel Evans
May 24, 2012
Keith Urban walks the red carpet with Nicole Kidman during the premiere of her movie "The Paperboy" in Cannes, France
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