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Jun 1, 1997
Kenny Rogers marries his fifth wife, production assistant Wanda Miller, in a barn on his 500-acre estate in Athens, Georgia
Jun 27, 1997
Commerce, Georgia, renames Little Street as Bill Anderson Boulevard. The road used to run by WJJC Radio, the station where Anderson was employed when he wrote the country classic "City Lights"
Sep 20, 1997
William Bell, whose "You Don't Miss Your Water" will be ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book, is added to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in an Atlanta ceremony. Also added: Sam & Dave's Dave Prater
Oct 7, 1997
Johnny Darrell dies of complications from diabetes in Kennesaw, Georgia. He earned country hits with "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" and "With Pen In Hand"
Oct 25, 1997
John Berry sings the national anthem at the University of Georgia homecoming game at Sanford Stadium in Athens. The Bulldogs defeat the Kentucky Wildcats, 23-13
Nov 16, 1997
Atlanta doctors discover songwriter Carole Joyner Gourley, best known for writing Sonny James' "Young Love," has advanced cancer. She dies three weeks later
Dec 4, 1997
Doug Stone's mother, Gail Menscer, dies from cancer in Warm Springs, Georgia
Dec 7, 1997
Songwriter Carole Joyner Gourley dies in Atlanta, of cancer. She wrote the 1956 Sonny James hit "Young Love," also recorded as a pop hit by actor Tab Hunter
Feb 18, 1998
Travis and Theresa Tritt have a daughter, Tyler Reese Tritt, at Promina Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia
Apr 19, 1998
Earl Bolick, lead singer of The Blue Sky Boys, dies in Georgia. With brother Earl, the duo began recording in the 1930s, becoming members of "The Louisiana Hayride" through such singles as "Are You From Dixie" and "Down On The Banks Of The Ohio"
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