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    • Dec 30, 1997
    Tracy Byrd records "I'm From The Country" in Nashville
    Dec 31, 1997
    LeAnn Rimes and Bryan White begin a lengthy tour together at Minneapolis' Target Center. The move sparks rumors of a romance, which White brushes aside: "I'm 23, and she's 15. You guys can do the math"
    Dec 31, 1997
    Nashville's Opryland theme park, named for the Grand Ole Opry, closes, to make way for the 2000 opening of the Opry Mills shopping mall
    Dec 31, 1997
    Singer/songwriter Gillian Welch closes the year with a show at Nashville's Radio Cafe. She's joined on stage alternately by Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams
    Dec 31, 1997
    Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Jeff Foxworthy and Johnny Paycheck close the year with a concert at the Nashville Arena, with the artists' receipts to be donated to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Faith Hill makes a midnight appearance
    Dec 31, 1997
    Deborah Allen marries manager Raymond Hicks in Spring Hill, Tennessee
    Dec 31, 1997
    Piano player Floyd Cramer dies from cancer in Nashville. His "slip-note" technique earned a hit with "Last Date," while his session work included appearances on hits by Elvis Presley, Hank Locklin, The Everly Brothers and Jimmy Dean, among others. Cramer joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2003
    Dec 31, 1997
    Little Texas plays a concert that's billed as the band's final show. The event is staged at Nashville's Belmont University, the alma mater for group members Duane Propes and Porter Howell
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