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Jun 4, 1998
Java Records announces it's signed Elvis Presley's only daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, to a recording deal
Jun 4, 1998
Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn and teen pop group Hanson perform via satellite on TV screens in 1,200 Walmart locations, in a benefit for Children's Miracle Network
Jun 4, 1998
Random House publishes "Jimmy Buffett: A Pirate Looks At Fifty"
Jun 5, 1998
The Thoreau Institute, a pet project of The Eagles' Don Henley, officially opens in Lincoln, Massachusetts, at Walden Woods. His fellow band members are also in attendance, along with Jimmy Buffett and president Bill Clinton
Jun 6, 1998
George Strait's "I Just Want To Dance With You" steps to the top of the Billboard country singles chart
Jun 7, 1998
Songwriter Wally Gold dies of colitis at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey. He wrote a pair of Elvis Presley hits: "It's Now Or Never" and "Good Luck Charm"
Jun 7, 1998
Country music's first stadium tour, headlined by George Strait, concludes at Houston's Rice Stadium. Also on the bill: Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, John Michael Montgomery, Lee Ann Womack and Asleep At The Wheel
Jun 7, 1998
Songwriter Jerry Capehart dies of brain cancer at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. He was a co-writer of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," which found success in country music in 1994, when Alan Jackson revitalized it
Jun 8, 1998
Less than two weeks from their 23rd anniversary, Anne Murray legally separates from husband Bill Langstroth
Jun 8, 1998
The Manhattan Transfer partners with Asleep At The Wheel at the Bismeaux Studio in Austin, Texas, to record "Going Away Party." Willie Nelson later adds his voice to the recording, which gains a Grammy nomination for Best Country Collaboration
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