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Jan 7, 1998
The Tennessean reports "The Long Black Veil" songwriter Marijohn Wilkin broke her leg when she slipped on a piece of cardboard in a home cooking accident
Jan 7, 1998
LeAnn Rimes takes home her second quadruple-platinum album award from the RIAA, for "You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs"
Jan 7, 1998
Alan Jackson picks up a gold album from the RIAA for "Honky Tonk Christmas"
Jan 7, 1998
Marty Stuart writes "Same Old Train." The song goes on to win a Grammy award after it's recorded by an entourage that features 13 different artists, including Clint Black, Patty Loveless, Ricky Skaggs, Randy Travis and Dwight Yoakam
Jan 7, 1998
Record producer Owen Bradley dies at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital. Recognized as an architect of the Nashville Sound, he produced classics by Brenda Lee, Conway Twitty, Jack Greene, Ernest Tubb, Loretta Lynn and Kitty Wells, among others. Bradley joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1974
Jan 8, 1998
Shania Twain's album "Come On Over" earns a triple-platinum award from the RIAA
Jan 8, 1998
Johnny Paycheck suffers a severe asthma attack near Santa Rosa, New Mexico. The condition requires hospitalization for approximately one week at Albuquerque's Lovelace Medical Center
Jan 9, 1998
Brenda Lee performs "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)" in a public memorial for record producer Owen Bradley at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Attendees include: Vince Gill, Bill Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs, Charley Pride, Eddy Arnold and Jan Howard
Jan 10, 1998
Martina McBride soars into the top position on the Billboard country singles chart with "A Broken Wing"
Jan 11, 1998
Reba McEntire co-hosts the People's Choice Awards at the Santa Monica Airport in California. She ties with Whitney Houston for Favorite Female Musical Performer. Garth Brooks wins Favorite Male
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