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Apr 2, 1998

Doug Supernaw is arrested and incarcerated at the Harris County Jail in Texas for public intoxication. He failed a field sobriety test on U.S. Highway 290

May 28, 1998

Shawn Colvin and Lyle Lovett join Asleep At The Wheel at Austin's Bismeaux Studio to record "Faded Love" for a Bob Wills tribute album, "Ride With Bob," which becomes a Grammy nominee

Jun 7, 1998

Country music's first stadium tour, headlined by George Strait, concludes at Houston's Rice Stadium. Also on the bill: Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, John Michael Montgomery, Lee Ann Womack and Asleep At The Wheel

Jun 8, 1998

The Manhattan Transfer partners with Asleep At The Wheel at the Bismeaux Studio in Austin, Texas, to record "Going Away Party." Willie Nelson later adds his voice to the recording, which gains a Grammy nomination for Best Country Collaboration

Jul 4, 1998

Emmylou Harris appears at Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic, held in Luckenbach, Texas, for the fourth straight year. Also in the mix are Ray Price, Asleep At The Wheel, Jack Ingram and Billy Joe Shaver

Aug 9, 1998

Bass player Bobby McBay, a former member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, dies in Texarkana, Texas, following a stroke. He was with the band from 1964-1965

Aug 22, 1998

The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame opens in Carthage, Texas. The inaugural six members: Gene Autry, Willie Nelson, Jim Reeves, Tex Ritter, and songwriters Cindy Walker and Joe Allison

Aug 29, 1998

Johnny Rodriguez shoots and kills Israel Borrego, an acquaintance he says he thought was an intruder in his home in Sabinal, Texas. Rodriguez is charged with murder and freed on a $250,000 bond

Aug 30, 1998

Merle Haggard postpones a concert in Wichita Falls, Texas, while battling a severe gum infection that left him unable to speak

Sep 3, 1998

Flatlanders alumni Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock are added to the West Texas Walk of Fame in Lubbock

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