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    • May 17, 2006
    Kenny Rogers' "Greatest Country Hits" is certified gold by the RIAA
    May 17, 2006
    The "Walk The Line" soundtrack is certified platinum by the RIAA. The album features such Johnny Cash songs as "Ring Of Fire" and "Jackson" performed by Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Shooter Jennings and Waylon Payne
    May 17, 2006
    "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" songwriter Paul McCartney and Heather Mills announce their separation, citing the media's "constant intrusion into our private lives"
    May 17, 2006
    An eight-foot wooden statue of Bob Wills is toppled by vandals in Gruene, Texas. Town officials restore the landmark to its upright position and place a broken arm in a sling, doubtful it can be permanently repaired
    May 17, 2006
    Film producer Brett Moses announces Lee Ann Womack will star in "Noble Things" during a press conference at Beaumont restaurant Pablano Grill. Set to begin shooting in southeast Texas in July, the movie will also feature Tracy Byrd
    May 17, 2006
    Bobby Bare and alternative rock artist Bobby Bare Jr. kick off a three-day tour together at the Douglas Fir Lounge in Portland, Oregon. It represents the first time father and son have shared the stage for an extended time publicly since the 1970s
    May 18, 2006
    Sara Evans joins Barbara Mandrell to record "Crackers" for the album "She Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool: A Tribute To Barbara Mandrell"
    May 18, 2006
    Sony BMG drops the Epic imprint, shifting Gretchen Wilson and Miranda Lambert to the Columbia label. Historically, Epic has represented such acts as George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Collin Raye, Charlie Rich, Patty Loveless and Merle Haggard
    May 18, 2006
    The New Jersey Walk of Fame is unveiled at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. "Stand On It" songwriter Bruce Springsteen is an inaugural entry, as are Tony Bennett, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick and John Travolta
    May 18, 2006
    Johnny Van Zant has an appendectomy at Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, California. He's forced to cancel a week of appearances, including three shows with Lynyrd Skynyrd and a visit to the Academy of Country Music awards with Van Zant
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