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    • Mar 4, 1997
    The soundtrack to "Mars Attacks!" is released. It features Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual" and Slim Whitman's "Indian Love Call"
    Mar 5, 1997
    Western-swing guitarist Zeke Campbell dies at his home in Hurst, Texas. Joining the Light Crust Doughboys in 1935, he was one of the first musicians in country or western music to use an electric guitar
    Mar 6, 1997
    Tracy Lawrence performs the Heimlich maneuver on a Nashville police officer, choking on broccoli
    Mar 6, 1997
    Joe Diffie is given the annual humanitarian award during the Country Radio Seminar at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville
    Mar 6, 1997
    Tanya Tucker flashes her breasts to an industry crowd during a Sony Music party in Nashville, coinciding with the Country Radio Seminar. With NBC reporter Stone Phillips in tow, she also makes derogatory comments on stage to Ty Herndon
    Mar 6, 1997
    Bass player Bobby Dyson dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital following a stroke. A longtime "Hee Haw" band member, he played on hits by Dolly Parton, Jerry Reed and Waylon Jennings, and was likely the first to play electric bass on the Grand Ole Opry
    Mar 7, 1997
    The Time-Life album "Sounds Of The '70s: 1978" is certified gold by the RIAA. It includes Eric Clapton's "Lay Down Sally" and Exile's "Kiss You All Over," plus Linda Ronstadt, Randy Newman, Joe Walsh, Queen and The Bee Gees, among others
    Mar 7, 1997
    The Time-Life album "Sounds Of The '70s: 1975" is certified gold by the RIAA. It includes Linda Ronstadt's "Love Is A Rose," alongside Elton John, The Doobie Brothers, LaBelle, The Staple Singers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Orleans and others
    Mar 7, 1997
    Time-Life's "Rock & Roll Era: 1960" is certified gold by the RIAA. It boasts Floyd Cramer's "Last Date," The Everly Brothers' "Cathy's Clown," Roy Orbison's "Only The Lonely" and Brenda Lee's "Sweet Nothin's," plus Conway Twitty, Fats Domino and Gary "U.S." Bonds
    Mar 7, 1997
    The Time-Life album "Rock & Roll Era: 1956" is certified gold by the RIAA. It includes Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula," Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" and Sonny James' "Young Love," plus Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Ray Charles and Ivory Joe Hunter
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