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Dec 31, 1997
Little Texas plays a concert that's billed as the band's final show. The event is staged at Nashville's Belmont University, the alma mater for group members Duane Propes and Porter Howell
Dec 31, 1997
Piano player Floyd Cramer dies from cancer in Nashville. His "slip-note" technique earned a hit with "Last Date," while his session work included appearances on hits by Elvis Presley, Hank Locklin, The Everly Brothers and Jimmy Dean, among others. Cramer joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2003
Dec 31, 1997
Deborah Allen marries manager Raymond Hicks in Spring Hill, Tennessee
Dec 31, 1997
Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Jeff Foxworthy and Johnny Paycheck close the year with a concert at the Nashville Arena, with the artists' receipts to be donated to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Faith Hill makes a midnight appearance
Dec 31, 1997
Singer/songwriter Gillian Welch closes the year with a show at Nashville's Radio Cafe. She's joined on stage alternately by Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams
Dec 31, 1997
Nashville's Opryland theme park, named for the Grand Ole Opry, closes, to make way for the 2000 opening of the Opry Mills shopping mall
Jan 2, 1998
Bass player John Rich and Lonestar decide to part company during a band meeting in Nashville. Rich will re-emerge in 2004 as a member of Big & Rich
Jan 3, 1998
Grandpa Jones suffers a stroke following his performance on the Grand Ole Opry. He never recovers, dying seven weeks later. The show also marks the "unofficial" Opry debut of Ricochet, which performed on an Opry matinee in June 1996
Jan 3, 1998
The funeral for pianist Floyd Cramer is held at Nashville's Bellshire United Methodist Church. The ceremony features piano renditions of "Unchained Melody," "Sweet Dreams" and Cramer's signature song, "Last Date"
Jan 5, 1998
Quite the collection: Matraca Berg shoots a video for "Back In The Saddle" at the Nashville Arena. Joining her: Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Suzy Bogguss and Faith Hill
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