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Jul 31, 1996

Jay Lee Webb dies of pancreatic cancer at Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The brother of Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle, he traveled as a band member with Buck Owens, Ferlin Husky and Slim Whitman

Aug 5, 1996

Chet Atkins kicks off a series of Monday-night performances at Nashville's Caffe Milano. He's joined for the evening by Suzy Bogguss, songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler, fiddler Mark O'Connor and Alison Krauss, who sings "That's The Way Love Goes"

Aug 5, 1996

The Country Music Association announces Buck Owens, Patsy Montana and Ray Price are destined to join the Country Music Hall of Fame in October

Aug 9, 1996

Hank Snow returns to the Grand Ole Opry for the first time in seven months, after battling a respiratory illness. Snow performs three songs, including the aptly titled "I Don't Hurt Anymore"

Aug 13, 1996

Vince Gill collects seven nominations from the Country Music Association, making him the leading entry for the organization's annual awards. LeAnn Rimes, at 13, becomes the youngest nominee in CMA history

Aug 17, 1996

Rock & roll guitarist Duane Eddy makes his Grand Ole Opry debut

Aug 18, 1996

K.T. Oslin and gospel singer BeBe Winans host a $100-a-ticket 48th birthday tribute for Tipper Gore, wife of vice president Al Gore, at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The benefit also features Sawyer Brown, John Hiatt and songwriter Gretchen Peters

Aug 22, 1996

R.V. "Mooney" Lynn dies at home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, of diabetes. The husband of Loretta Lynn, he gave Loretta her first guitar and encouraged her pursuit of a recording career, serving as her manager during her developmental years

Sep 3, 1996

In a unique promotion, Deana Carter stomps barefoot in a vat filled with strawberries in support of her single "Strawberry Wine" at Nashville's Tower Records. Witnessing the event: Vince Gill

Sep 4, 1996

Reba McEntire opens her new Starstruck offices on Music Row, a building that some estimate at $55 million, a figure she says is waaaay off base. Among more than a thousand visitors to her open house: Brooks & Dunn, Terri Clark and Linda Davis

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