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Jun 1, 1993
"Lonely Teardrops" songwriter Berry Gordy Jr. files for divorce from the former Grace Eaton, citing irreconcilable differences
Jun 1, 1993
Sawyer Brown receives its first gold album from the RIAA, for "The Dirt Road"
Jun 1, 1993
The Judds' "Collector's Series" and "The Judds - Wynonna & Naomi" receive gold albums from the RIAA
Jun 2, 1993
Clay Walker hits a home run during the City of Hope softball game in Nashville. Little Jimmy Dickens is the umpire during the game, which also features John Michael Montgomery, Tim McGraw, Clint Black and Billy Ray Cyrus. Trisha Yearwood performs the national anthem
Jun 2, 1993
"My Way" creator Paul Anka joins the Songwriters Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony at the New York Sheraton Hotel. Also added are Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bert Kaempfert
Jun 2, 1993
Pam Tillis nets her second gold album from the RIAA, for "Homeward Looking Angel"
Jun 2, 1993
The Rolling Stones' "Hot Rocks 1964-1971" is certified by the RIAA for shipments of 6 million copies. It includes "Honky Tonk Women," judged among country's 500 greatest singles of all-time in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
Jun 5, 1993
Toby Keith goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart for the first time with "Should've Been A Cowboy"
Jun 5, 1993
Conway Twitty dies from a stomach aneurysm in a Springfield, Missouri, hospital. The former pop/rock singer was a steady country hitmaker from 1968-1991, eventually earning a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Jun 7, 1993
Groundbreaking begins on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Elvis Presley's first producer, Sam Phillips, attends the ceremony, as do Chuck Berry, Pete Townshend and Billy Joel
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