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    • May 11, 1997
    Trace Adkins marries Rhonda Forlaw at Nashville's Belle Meade Mansion in front of 800 people. Adkins sings a song he wrote for his bride: "The Rest Of Mine"
    May 12, 1997
    The Raybon Brothers, Marty and Tim, record a country version of "Butterfly Kisses" at the Soundshop in Nashville
    May 12, 1997
    Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson tape an appearance on "VH1 Storytellers"
    May 12, 1997
    People magazine names Deana Carter among the "50 most beautiful people in the world," alongside Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Derek Jeter and Oprah Winfrey
    May 13, 1997
    Rose Carter dies in Azle, Texas. She was a longtime member of the family gospel group The Chuck Wagon Gang, whose "After The Sunrise" will be named among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    May 13, 1997
    Decca releases Lee Ann Womack's self-titled debut album
    May 13, 1997
    Oklahoma City recognizes Vince Gill among eight people who've made positive contributions to the community during the Oklahoma City-County Historical Society's annual Pathmakers Awards
    May 13, 1997
    Crystal's, a Nashville jewelry store owned by Crystal Gayle, is robbed. Four suspects are apprehended and charged within three hours
    May 13, 1997
    Randy Hauser, who played drums for Chet Atkins for 20 years, dies from a heart attack, suffered while unloading his car at his garage in Nashville. Hauser also worked with Bill Anderson, Ray Price, Charlie Rich and Steve Wariner, among others
    May 14, 1997
    Randy Goodman undergoes a heart bypass in Nashville just weeks before the opening of Lyric Street Records, a Disney company he's set to run. The label will feature such acts as SHeDAISY, Rascal Flatts and Aaron Tippin
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