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    • Apr 5, 2000
    The Grand Ole Opry terminates membership of The Four Guys, 33 years after they joined. None of the remaining members is an original
    Apr 5, 2000
    Guitarists Duane Eddy and Grady Martin are celebrated at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Willie Nelson and Vince Gill trade licks on several songs that featured Martin's guitar, including "El Paso," "Don't Worry" and "Oh, Pretty Woman"
    Apr 5, 2000
    Trace Adkins suffers a compound fracture, requiring 40 stitches, while working on his property in Middle Tennessee. A 400-pound boulder rolls over his left hand
    Apr 6, 2000
    Mary Chapin Carpenter performs "Big Yellow Taxi" with James Taylor and Shawn Colvin during a TNT taping of an "All-Star Tribute To Joni Mitchell" at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. Hosted by Ashley Judd, the special also features Elton John, k.d. lang, Bryan Adams and Wynonna
    Apr 7, 2000
    Jack Nance, the author of "It's Only Make Believe," dies of lung cancer at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. The song was a pop hit for Conway Twitty, and a country hit for Ronnie McDowell
    Apr 8, 2000
    Clay Davidson makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
    Apr 9, 2000
    Marion "Sister" Van Zant dies of cardiac arrest in Florida. Her son, Ronnie Van Zant, co-wrote the Lynyrd Skynyrd hit "Sweet Home Alabama." Two other sons, Donnie and Johnny, form the duo Van Zant, destined to have a country hit in five years
    Apr 10, 2000
    Brad Paisley's "Who Needs Pictures" brings his first gold album from the RIAA
    Apr 10, 2000
    Alan Jackson sings "Chattahoochee" and Brooks & Dunn perform "My Maria" with Lee Roy Parnell on guitar at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium as NBC tapes a special, "25 Years Of No. 1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration." The bill includes Whitney Houston, who does a medley that features "I Will Always Love You"
    Apr 11, 2000
    The album "Ultimate Country Party" is certified gold by the RIAA behind George Strait, Mark Chesnutt, Trace Adkins, Clint Black, Alan Jackson, The Tractors, Lee Roy Parnell, Pam Tillis, Ricochet, BR5-49, Diamond Rio, Tracy Byrd, Brooks & Dunn, Patty Loveless, Lonestar and others
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