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    • May 14, 1997
    Two days after it was recorded, MCA releases The Raybon Brothers' "Butterfly Kisses" to radio
    May 14, 1997
    "Three Chords And The Truth," a book about country stars by Lawrence Leamer, hits stores. Despised by many on Music Row, it profiles--sometimes unflatteringly--such acts as Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Wynonna, Mary Chapin Carpenter and BR5-49
    May 15, 1997
    Pop pianist Jim Brickman earns a gold award from the RIAA for his album "Picture This," which includes the Martina McBride hit "Valentine"
    May 15, 1997
    Bill Monroe is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Cleveland, alongside Joni Mitchell, The Jackson 5, The Bee Gees, King Records founder Syd Nathan, Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash
    May 16, 1997
    Garth Brooks begins a three-night stand at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, playing for close to 130,000 people. The shows are filmed for a 1998 NBC-TV special
    May 17, 1997
    Ricky Skaggs receives an honorary musical arts degree from Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky
    May 17, 1997
    "Delta Dawn" songwriter Alex Harvey makes a guest appearance on CBS-TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger"
    May 17, 1997
    Anita Cochran makes her Grand Ole Opry debut in a segment that features Lorrie Morgan, Jan Howard and Tammy Wynette, playing the Opry for the first time in seven years. It also proves to be Wynette's last Opry appearance
    May 19, 1997
    Curb releases LeAnn Rimes' rendition of "How Do I Live"
    May 19, 1997
    MCA releases Trisha Yearwood's version of "How Do I Live"
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