May 25, 2001

The movie "Pearl Harbor" opens, with Ben Affleck in a starring role. The film includes Faith Hill's performance of the Diane Warren-penned "There You'll Be"

May 26, 2001

Loretta Lynn opens the Coal Miner's Daughter Museum in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. It houses artifacts from her career, including awards, stage clothing and her tour bus. There for the opening: George Jones, Naomi Judd and Crystal Gayle

May 26, 2001

Restoration begins in Rosine, Kentucky, on Bill Monroe's home. Members of the Blue Grass Boys are on hand to help drive the ceremonial first nail

May 27, 2001

Tracy Byrd sings the national anthem before the Coca-Cola 600 Winston Cup race at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Jeff Burton wins by three seconds, leading the final 73 laps of the race

May 27, 2001

Travis Tritt performs on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol during the National Memorial Day Concert honoring veterans, along with Debby Boone and Tom Wopat, among others. The event airs on PBS

May 29, 2001

BR549 tells country.com it's proceeding without the dash in its name (BR5-49), a remnant from their Junior Samples/"Hee Haw" inspiration. Says Chuck Mead: "The name was a joke in the first place. We never thought we'd ever go this far"

May 29, 2001

Sony confirms it's signed BlackHawk--reduced to Henry Paul and Dave Robbins, with the death of Van Stephenson--to its Lucky Dog label

May 29, 2001

Columbia releases the Mary Chapin Carpenter album "Time*Sex*Love*"

May 29, 2001

Arista releases Brad Paisley's album "Part II"

May 30, 2001

Tim McGraw's grandfather, Herb Doctors, dies in Marion, Louisiana. Doctors was the stepfather of McGraw's mother