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Mar 1, 1997
LeAnn Rimes' "Unchained Melody: The Early Years" begins a 10-week ride at #1 on the Billboard country albums chart
Mar 1, 1997
Rick Trevino's "Running Out Of Reasons To Run" jogs to the top of the Billboard country singles chart
Mar 1, 1997
Skeeter Davis has her final chemotherapy session, in her second battle with cancer
Mar 1, 1997
Christian singer Michael English makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
Mar 2, 1997
Naomi and Ashley Judd join the University of Kentucky cheerleaders to spell out the school name at Lexington's Rupp Arena during the men's' basketball game. Also attending: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, who sings the national anthem
Mar 3, 1997
Brooks & Dunn secure six nominations from the Academy of Country Music for its annual awards. George Strait and LeAnn Rimes are each mentioned five times, while Deana Carter, Alan Jackson and Tracy Lawrence are triple nominees
Mar 3, 1997
The Eagles are certified by the RIAA for shipments of 24 million copies of "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975," tying the album temporarily with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" for the highest U.S. certification. The album includes the band's lone country hit, "Lyin' Eyes"
Mar 3, 1997
Chet Atkins gives away his most recent Grammy award--the last of 14 he receives during his lifetime--to fellow guitarist and protege Steve Wariner during a performance at Nashville's Caffe Milano, despite the protests of the Recording Academy
Mar 4, 1997
Scott Reeves plays a prospective adoptive parent in the TV movie "When The Cradle Falls." He eventually lands a role as a member of country music's Blue County
Mar 4, 1997
Mercury releases Kim Richey's album "Bitter Sweet." One of the album's cuts, "I Know," is later cited among country's 500 greatest singles of all-time in the Country Music Foundation's book "Heartaches By The Number"
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