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Dec 20, 1998

Thieves steal one of the eagles that crowns the gate at George Jones' Tennessee home. The ornament is returned the following night

Dec 21, 1998

Riders In The Sky's Fred "Too Slim" LaBour, and his wife Roberta, have a son, George Harold LaBour, at Nashville's Baptist Hospital

Dec 27, 1998

LeAnn Rimes' father/manager, Wilbur Rimes, has a heart attack on his farm in Lebanon, Tennessee. He's treated with angioplasty at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital to open three congested arteries

Dec 28, 1998

Thieves return an eagle they had stolen from the top of the gate at George Jones' home in Tennessee

Dec 29, 1998

Lorrie Morgan, Steve Winwood and Michael English perform at halftime during the first Music City Bowl at Dudley Field in Nashville, while guitarist Larry Carlton is booed for a jazz version of the national anthem. The Virginia Tech Hokies defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide, 38-7

Dec 31, 1998

Foster & Lloyd close the year with a reunion concert at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville

Dec 31, 1998

Tim McGraw holds his third straight New Year's Eve show at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center, ushering in 1999 along with The Dixie Chicks, The Wilkinsons and Jessica Andrews

Jan 3, 1999

Lee Ann Womack and record producer Frank Liddell have a daughter, Anna Lise Liddell, in Nashville

Jan 9, 1999

Boxcar Willie performs "Wabash Cannonball" and "Great Speckled Bird" on the Grand Ole Opry, making what proves to be his final appearance on the radio show. He joined the cast in 1981

Jan 9, 1999

Chic Doherty, a longtime MCA executive, dies in Nashville. He worked with the likes of George Strait, Reba McEntire, Barbara Mandrell and The Oak Ridge Boys

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