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    • Aug 19, 1997
    Egyptian Records releases "The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute." Among the 14 tracks: Dwight Yoakam's "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)," David Ball's "Miss The Mississippi And You" and Steve Earle's "In The Jailhouse Now"
    Aug 20, 1997
    Record producer Roy Dea dies at Nashville's Southern Hills Medical Center, two days after suffering a heart attack. His credits included hits by Tom T. Hall, Gary Stewart, Johnny Rodriguez and Dickey Lee
    Aug 20, 1997
    The State of Alabama dedicates a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 65 as the Hank Williams Memorial Lost Highway in a ceremony in the State Capitol. The renamed section runs from his birthplace, Georgiana, to Montgomery, the site of his grave
    Aug 22, 1997
    Mark Wills performs "Jacob's Ladder" in his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. He says of the experience, "It's kinda like walkin' on God's stage"
    Aug 25, 1997
    Deana Carter sneaks into the comics, on a T-shirt in "Nancy"
    Aug 26, 1997
    Sawyer Brown plays a benefit concert at the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln with proceeds funding scholarships in the name of Brook Berringer, a Cornhusker quarterback who died in a 1996 plane crash
    Aug 26, 1997
    Sony Wonder releases John Denver's album "All Aboard!" The train-themed children's project includes such songs as "City Of New Orleans," "Waiting For A Train" and "Freight Train Boogie"
    Aug 26, 1997
    Capitol releases "Dean Miller," the debut album by the son of Roger Miller. The younger Miller becomes a successful songwriter, gaining a hit with Terri Clark's "A Little Gasoline" and writing a song recorded by Chris Knight for the film "Black Dog"
    Aug 26, 1997
    George Strait realizes an RIAA-certified double-platinum album for "Carrying Your Love With Me"
    Aug 26, 1997
    LeAnn Rimes' version of "How Do I Live" earns a gold single from the RIAA
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