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  • Aug 1, 1996
    Diagnosed in previous weeks with cancer, drummer Mel Taylor plays his final show with The Ventures in Japan. Taylor played on Buck Owens' "My Heart Skips A Beat" and "Together Again," as well as the pop hit "Monster Mash"
    Aug 1, 1996
    The album "1996 Grammy Nominees" is certified gold by the RIAA. It features Shania Twain's "Any Man Of Mine" and All-4-One's version of "I Can Love You Like That," along with tracks by Michael Jackson, Joan Osborne, Hootie + The Blowfish, Seal and TLC, among others
    Aug 1, 1996
    "The Trouble With The Truth" brings Patty Loveless a gold album from the RIAA
    Aug 3, 1996
    Rhett Akins nabs his lone #1 country single as a recording artist in Billboard with "Don't Get Me Started"
    Aug 4, 1996
    Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood and fiddler Mark O'Connor perform at the Olympics' closing ceremonies in Atlanta. They join Stevie Wonder, The Pointer Sisters, B.B. King, Al Green, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Gloria Estefan and Wynton Marsalis
    Aug 5, 1996
    Atlantic releases Mila Mason's debut album, "That's Enough Of That"
    Aug 5, 1996
    The Country Music Association announces Buck Owens, Patsy Montana and Ray Price are destined to join the Country Music Hall of Fame in October
    Aug 5, 1996
    Chet Atkins kicks off a series of Monday-night performances at Nashville's Caffe Milano. He's joined for the evening by Suzy Bogguss, songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler, fiddler Mark O'Connor and Alison Krauss, who sings "That's The Way Love Goes"
    Aug 7, 1996
    Trace Adkins' "Every Light In The House" video first appears on television via CMT
    Aug 7, 1996
    Scott Reeves plays a rich playboy in the TV movie "Hearts Adrift." He's bound to become a country singer as a member of Blue County

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