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Mar 9, 1996

Bill Monroe plays the Grand Ole Opry in what proves to be his final appearance on a Saturday edition of the show

Mar 14, 1996

The Tennessean reports Crystal Gayle spent the week in court, where she was summoned for jury duty. The defendant in the trial is charged with drug possession, weapon possession, aggravated assault and resisting arrest

Mar 15, 1996

Bluegrass legend Bill Monroe makes what becomes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry

Mar 16, 1996

Bill Monroe is rushed to Nashville's Baptist Hospital, where doctors determine he's had two strokes since February. He remains hospitalized until his death in September

Mar 16, 1996

Don Gibson makes what proves to be his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, performing "Oh Lonesome Me" and "I Can't Stop Loving You"

Mar 24, 1996

Maggie Cavender dies at Baptist Hospital in Nashville of complications from a stroke. She served for many years as the first executive director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International

Mar 25, 1996

Garth Brooks is diagnosed with high cholesterol in a heart examination at Baptist Hospital in Nashville

Mar 30, 1996

Billy Ray Cyrus makes his Grand Ole Opry debut. Montreal Expos players Darrin Fletcher and Jeff Fassero meet Cyrus backstage and have their pictures taken

Mar 31, 1996

Con Hunley is stopped for running a red light in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and is charged with DUI. He is later convicted for the offense

Apr 1, 1996

The Lee Greenwood Theater hosts black-tie preopening ceremonies in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Among the visitors: president George Bush

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