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    • Apr 1, 1996
    Steve Wariner sings the national anthem at the Ballpark in Arlington, where the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox, 5-3
    Apr 1, 1996
    Jive releases Bob Carlisle's album "Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace)." The title track spurs an American Music Awards nomination in the country category
    Apr 1, 1996
    Alabama becomes the first country-based band to earn a quintuple-platinum album, as its "Greatest Hits" is recognized by the RIAA for shipping 5 million copies
    Apr 1, 1996
    Interesting pairings: Classic rock band Bad Company re-records "Oh, Atlanta" in a Nashville studio, joined by Alison Krauss and Vince Gill
    Apr 1, 1996
    The Lee Greenwood Theater hosts black-tie preopening ceremonies in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Among the visitors: president George Bush
    Apr 2, 1996
    MCA releases Vince Gill's single "High Lonesome Sound"
    Apr 2, 1996
    Neil Diamond's "Tennessee Moon" is certified gold by the RIAA. Recorded in Nashville, the album features guests Hal Ketchum, Stephanie Bentley and Raul Malo, plus local session players Harry Stinson, Sam Bacco, Brent Mason, Richard Bennett and Paul Worley, among others
    Apr 2, 1996
    The Toto album "Past To Present 1977-1990" is certified gold by the RIAA. Bass player David Hungate, a member of the band when many of the songs were recorded, is featured prominently at the time as a supporting musician on Shania Twain's album "The Woman In Me"
    Apr 2, 1996
    Songwriter Matraca Berg draws an A-list crowd at Nashville's 12th & Porter. She's joined on stage by Patty Loveless and Trisha Yearwood, while the audience includes James House, Kim Carnes and Mavericks Raul Malo and Robert Reynolds
    Apr 3, 1996
    Aaron Tippin and Mark Collie help load a cargo plane with 25,000 country cassettes, destined for U.S. troops in Bosnia
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