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Feb 5, 1999

Steel guitarist Ray "Kemo" Head dies in Nashville. A former member of Pee Wee King's Golden West Cowboys, he played on Ernest Tubb's "I'll Step Aside" and "It's Been So Long Darling"

Feb 6, 1999

Songwriter Mike Anthony suffers a heart attack and massive stroke in Nashville, leading to his death a month later. Anthony wrote John Michael Montgomery's "I Miss You A Little"

Feb 14, 1999

Joe Diffie holds his annual Country Steps In For First Steps concert in Nashville. Tapped for the benefit are Michael Peterson, Ricochet, Lee Ann Womack, Lisa Brokop and Collin Raye

Feb 15, 1999

Pam Tillis sings the national anthem when Wayne Gretzky plays the only game of his career in Nashville. The New York Rangers beat the Predators, 7-4. Gretzky gets five assists. In the seats: Vince Gill, Deana Carter, Mindy McCready and Gregg Hubbard

Feb 16, 1999

Jack Greene's mother, Esther Greene, dies in Alcoa, Tennessee, while he is in Israel

Feb 19, 1999

Grandpa Jones' family donates his stage apparel and makeup kit to the Country Music Hall of Fame. His outfit includes a pair of boots created during the Civil War. Attending the ceremony: Emmylou Harris, John Hartford and producer Fred Foster

Feb 19, 1999

Bashful Brother Oswald makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry

Feb 20, 1999

Singer Claudia Church makes her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, performing with husband Rodney Crowell

Feb 24, 1999

Mindy McCready, the girlfriend of Nashville Predators hockey player Drake Berehowsky, performs the national anthem at the Gaylord Entertainment Center, where the team defeats the Dallas Stars, 2-1

Feb 26, 1999

Bashful Brother Oswald checks in to Nashville's Baptist Hospital after falling at home

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