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Dec 5, 1997
Ray Charles' manager, Carl Hunter, is arrested for suspicion of marijuana possession in Nagoya, Japan. Charles brought country to mass culture with his 1962 album "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"
Dec 7, 1997
"You Ain't Going Nowhere" songwriter Bob Dylan, Charlton Heston and Lauren Bacall are celebrated during the annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., by a black-tie crowd that includes president Bill Clinton
Dec 7, 1997
Songwriter Carole Joyner Gourley dies in Atlanta, of cancer. She wrote the 1956 Sonny James hit "Young Love," also recorded as a pop hit by actor Tab Hunter
Dec 7, 1997
The Lynns make their Grand Ole Opry debut as a recording act. Peggy Lynn wears the same turquoise dress their mother, Loretta Lynn, wore when she made her first Opry appearance in 1960
Dec 7, 1997
Joe Diffie serves as grand marshal for the 45th Nashville Christmas Parade
Dec 8, 1997
Tanya Tucker sings the national anthem when the Dallas Cowboys host the Carolina Panthers at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. Carolina wins, 23-13
Dec 9, 1997
Warner Bros. releases the "Jackie Brown" soundtrack, including Johnny Cash's version of "Tennessee Stud." Others on the album include Bobby Womack, The Brothers Johnson, Randy Crawford, The Grass Roots and Bill Withers
Dec 10, 1997
Olivia Newton-John addresses her previous bout with breast cancer in a guest role on the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown"
Dec 11, 1997
LeAnn Rimes and George Strait are the only country artists to score two nominations for the 25th annual American Music Awards
Dec 11, 1997
Emmylou Harris performs The Beatles' "In My Life" with Jewel and Sinead O'Connor at the Nobel Peace Prize concert at the Nationaltheateret in Oslo, Norway
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