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Apr 2, 1998
The Jordanaires enter the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, along with such other groups as The Imperials, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, The Speer Family, The Chuck Wagon Gang and The Blackwood Brothers, during a Nashville ceremony
Apr 3, 1998
Traffic backs up on Interstate 65 in Nashville when two loose dogs cause drivers to hit the brakes. Lorrie Morgan leaves her car to catch the dogs and shows up to a rehearsal drenched in mud
Apr 4, 1998
Comedian Jerry Clower makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
Apr 6, 1998
Tammy Wynette dies at home in Nashville from a blood clot in her lung. Noted for the classics "Stand By Your Man" and "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," the First Lady of Country Music is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame five months later
Apr 6, 1998
Recording engineer Edward Barton dies at the Williamson County Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee. He ran the boards for such artists as Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers, and for songs in the movie "Every Which Way But Loose"
Apr 9, 1998
Tammy Wynette is eulogized with a public memorial service at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, featuring performances by Lorrie Morgan, Rudy Gatlin, Randy Travis and The Judds, among others. Dolly Parton performs "I Will Always Love You"
Apr 11, 1998
A helicopter lands in centerfield at the Nashville Sounds' ballpark, Greer Stadium, delivering "Prime Time Country" host Gary Chapman, who sings the national anthem. The Sounds lose their minor league game to the Iowa Cubs, 9-5 in 10 innings
Apr 16, 1998
Tornadoes slam Nashville, tearing the roof off Woodland Sound Studio, causing $100,000 damage to the Ryman Auditorium and destroying The Turf, a club where Kenny Chesney was once a regular. A David Kersh video crew catches it on film
Apr 17, 1998
The Nashville Songwriters Association International hails "Something That We Do," written by Clint Black and Skip Ewing, as the Song of the Year
Apr 18, 1998
Diamond Rio joins the cast of the Grand Ole Opry, following an introduction by Little Jimmy Dickens. The first song the band performs as members: "Meet In The Middle"
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