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    • Aug 1, 1999
    The Tennessean quotes Waylon Jennings, waxing about his worship of 1950s country icon Carl Smith: "From the minute he came out, I wanted to look like him, tried to comb my hair like him and learned every song he ever recorded"
    Aug 3, 1999
    Rounder releases Alison Krauss' solo album "Forget About It"
    Aug 3, 1999
    Steel guitarist Ivan "Little Roy" Wiggins dies at home in Sevierville, Tennessee. He played with Eddy Arnold for more than 25 years, appearing on "Bouquet Of Roses," "Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me" and "Anytime," among others
    Aug 3, 1999
    Tim McGraw leads all contenders with seven nominations for the Country Music Association awards. Vince Gill picks up five nods, while The Dixie Chicks and George Strait gain four each
    Aug 3, 1999
    The Tennessean reports Lorrie Morgan and Jon Randall are divorcing following three years of marriage
    Aug 3, 1999
    Patsy Cline receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
    Aug 5, 1999
    The Tennessean reports that Sons Of The Desert has left Epic Records. MCA executive Tony Brown reads it, and calls that day to recruit them for his label
    Aug 5, 1999
    TV producer Gene Weed dies of lung cancer in Los Angeles. He was a longtime producer of the Academy of Country Music awards and produced the NBC-TV show "Hot Country Nights"
    Aug 5, 1999
    Brooks & Dunn record a version of Bob Seger's "Against The Wind" at Nashville's Ocean Way for a "King Of The Hill" soundtrack album. Only in the middle of the session do they discover that Seger is recording across the hall
    Aug 6, 1999
    Garth Brooks' mother, Colleen, dies in Oklahoma of throat cancer
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