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  • Apr 1, 1999
    Songwriter Jesse Stone dies in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Responsible for "Shake, Rattle And Roll," he also wrote "Don't Let Go," a pop hit for both Roy Hamilton and Isaac Hayes, and a 1974 country hit for Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce
    Apr 1, 1999
    The Dixie Chicks' album "Wide Open Spaces" is certified quintuple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
    Apr 1, 1999
    "Super" results: "Super Hits" releases by Johnny Cash and David Allan Coe are both certified gold by the RIAA, while Willie Nelson's "Super Hits" goes platinum
    Apr 1, 1999
    Sons Of The Desert perform the national anthem before the Nashville Predators' NHL game at Gaylord Entertainment Center. The Philadelphia Flyers win, 2-1
    Apr 1, 1999
    Garth Brooks drives in a run for the first time during spring training, as the San Diego Padres beat the Seattle Mariners, 9-8. Brooks knocks in Ruben Rivera from third base with a groundout in his final appearance with the Padres
    Apr 1, 1999
    April Fools! Radio station KALF, in Chico, California, tells listeners Garth Brooks has been cut by the San Diego Padres, and that he's signing with the Chico Heat. The team pulls the plug on the stunt when season-ticket requests jam the phone system
    Apr 2, 1999
    Sons Of The Desert make their Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville, performing "Whatever Comes First"
    Apr 2, 1999
    Jack Greene has a melanoma removed from his nose
    Apr 2, 1999
    Barely two weeks after he parted ways with MCA, RCA Records announces it's signed Tracy Byrd to a recording contract
    Apr 3, 1999
    "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" singer Julio Iglesias and Miranda Rijnsburger have a son, Rodrigo Iglesias, at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami

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