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Jun 17, 1998
Bill Ivey, the former head of the Country Music Hall of Fame, is officially sworn in by vice president Al Gore as the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts in a Washington, D.C., ceremony
Jun 18, 1998
Songwriter Edward Eliscu dies in Newtown, Connecticut. Nearly 15 years prior, Willie Nelson earned a country hit by covering Eliscu's classic "Without A Song"
Jun 18, 1998
Porter Wagoner interrupts the schedule at the Grand Ole Opry to bring two fans down front: Curt Wood gets on one knee to propose to Peggy Mercer. Quips Wagoner: "We marry 'em, divorce 'em, anything they want here at the Grand Ole Opry"
Jun 18, 1998
David Lee Murphy and MCA Records confirm they have ended their association
Jun 18, 1998
When Mindy McCready hosts a fan club breakfast at Nashville's Planet Hollywood during Fan Fair, her fiance, actor Dean Cain, stops by and signs autographs for more than an hour
Jun 18, 1998
Gary Allan stops his show at a club in Louisville to allow his soundman, Pete McDonough, to propose to his girlfriend, Betsey Swanson
Jun 19, 1998
Columbia releases the soundtrack to "Armageddon." It includes Aerosmith's version of the Diane Warren song "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing," which Mark Chesnutt refashions as a country hit
Jun 20, 1998
The "Hope Floats" soundtrack begins a nine-week reign atop the Billboard country albums chart. The disc opens with Garth Brooks' "To Make You Feel My Love," followed by titles from Deana Carter, Trisha Yearwood, Lila McCann, Lyle Lovett, Whiskeytown and The Mavericks
Jun 20, 1998
Reba McEntire sings "Fancy," Alabama performs "The Cheap Seats" and Wynonna delivers "Tell Me Why" as CBS shoots a concert special, "Country Fest '98," at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center. Also on the bill: Clint Black, Steve Wariner, Neal McCoy, The Kinleys and Chris LeDoux
Jun 20, 1998
Alan Jackson's free concert for boaters on Tennessee's Center Hill Lake with Trisha Yearwood and Deana Carter is cancelled when a storm damages the stage and sinks seven boats with fans waiting for the show to start
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