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Apr 15, 1999
Vince Gill is involved in a three-car accident when his Volvo is rear-ended on West End Avenue in Nashville. While handling the paperwork, the driver who hit Gill's car gives him a tape, hoping Gill will record one of his songs
Apr 16, 1999
The independent movie "Possums" appears in theaters, with Mac Davis starring as a small-town radio sportscaster
Apr 16, 1999
Shania Twain becomes the first woman named Songwriter/Artist of the Year in the Nashville Songwriter Achievement Awards. Phil Vassar wins Songwriter, and Song of the Year is a tie: "Holes In The Floor Of Heaven" and "Don't Laugh At Me"
Apr 17, 1999
Boxcar Willie is honored with a memorial service at his Branson, Missouri, theater, five days after his death. The event draws 1,000 people, including Mel Tillis, Andy Williams, Jim Stafford and Yakov Smirnov
Apr 18, 1999
Future star Miranda Lambert is in the audience as George Strait headlines at Texas Stadium in Irving. Filling out the bill are Tim McGraw, The Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney, Jo Dee Messina, Mark Wills and Asleep At The Wheel
Apr 18, 1999
TNT airs a tribute to Johnny Cash, taped in New York with The Mavericks acting as the house band. Also participating: Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Marty Stuart, Brooks & Dunn, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood and Lyle Lovett
Apr 20, 1999
Small Hairy Dog/Risk Records releases June Carter Cash's album "Press On"
Apr 21, 1999
The American Film Institute honors Dustin Hoffman at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Reba McEntire sings "Everybody's Talkin'," a song from "Midnight Cowboy." Among others on hand: Tom Cruise, Jessica Lange, Jon Voight and Jack Nicholson
Apr 21, 1999
Jackson, Tennessee, celebrates Charlie Daniels Day and presents the Southern rocker a key to the city, as he kicks off his 1999 tour schedule
Apr 22, 1999
Steve Wariner performs "Holes In The Floor Of Heaven" at Centennial Park in Nashville during a memorial that honors victims of the Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colorado
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