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May 3, 1997
Groundbreaking ceremonies are held in Nashville for Adelphia Coliseum, the future home of the NFL's Houston Oilers, soon to become the Tennessee Titans. The event includes three skydiving Elvis Presley impersonators, dropping to "That's All Right"
May 5, 1997
Hank Williams Jr. shoots the new season's promo for ABC-TV's "Monday Night Football" in Franklin, Tennessee, with help from cast members in the Broadway production "Bring In 'Da Noise... Bring In 'Da Funk"
May 6, 1997
Nashville's Metro Parks Board votes to rename Music Square Park as Owen Bradley Park, honoring the man who built the first studio on what is now known as Music Row
May 8, 1997
Reba McEntire files a lawsuit in Nashville to reclaim three of her movie costumes from the Country Star restaurant chain, which maintains locations in Atlanta, Las Vegas and Los Angeles
May 11, 1997
Trace Adkins marries Rhonda Forlaw at Nashville's Belle Meade Mansion in front of 800 people. Adkins sings a song he wrote for his bride: "The Rest Of Mine"
May 12, 1997
The Raybon Brothers, Marty and Tim, record a country version of "Butterfly Kisses" at the Soundshop in Nashville
May 13, 1997
Randy Hauser, who played drums for Chet Atkins for 20 years, dies from a heart attack, suffered while unloading his car at his garage in Nashville. Hauser also worked with Bill Anderson, Ray Price, Charlie Rich and Steve Wariner, among others
May 13, 1997
Crystal's, a Nashville jewelry store owned by Crystal Gayle, is robbed. Four suspects are apprehended and charged within three hours
May 14, 1997
Randy Goodman undergoes a heart bypass in Nashville just weeks before the opening of Lyric Street Records, a Disney company he's set to run. The label will feature such acts as SHeDAISY, Rascal Flatts and Aaron Tippin
May 17, 1997
Anita Cochran makes her Grand Ole Opry debut in a segment that features Lorrie Morgan, Jan Howard and Tammy Wynette, playing the Opry for the first time in seven years. It also proves to be Wynette's last Opry appearance
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