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    • May 20, 1998
    "My Way" songwriter Paul Anka attends a funeral for Frank Sinatra at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills. Among others attending: Wayne Newton, Tony Bennett and Bob Dylan
    May 20, 1998
    Royce Kendall, of The Kendalls, suffers a stroke prior to a show in Marquette, Iowa
    May 20, 1998
    Vince Gill's "If You Ever Have Forever In Mind" video debuts on CMT
    May 21, 1998
    Garth Brooks' "No Fences" becomes the first country album certified by the RIAA for shipments of 14 million copies
    May 21, 1998
    Bobbie Traywick, the mother of Randy Travis, dies of an apparent heart attack at home in Marshville, North Carolina
    May 22, 1998
    Royce Kendall dies in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, following a stroke. With daughter Jeannie Kendall, he formed The Kendalls, a duo whose gospel-laden harmonies were often applied to cheatin' hits, including their biggest, "Heaven's Just A Sin Away"
    May 23, 1998
    Garth Brooks debuts at #1 on the Billboard country albums chart with "The Limited Series," a box set that features six previously released albums--"Garth Brooks," "No Fences," "Ropin' The Wind," "The Chase," "In Pieces" and "Fresh Horses"--each featuring one new song
    May 24, 1998
    Pam Tillis and Gary Morris contribute to the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C. Carried on PBS, the special also features pop singers Jack Jones and Leslie Uggams
    May 26, 1998
    Denise Jackson announces she and husband Alan Jackson have ended a five-month separation and plan to renew their wedding vows in December
    May 28, 1998
    Shawn Colvin and Lyle Lovett join Asleep At The Wheel at Austin's Bismeaux Studio to record "Faded Love" for a Bob Wills tribute album, "Ride With Bob," which becomes a Grammy nominee
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