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Aug 23, 2001
Trombone player Eric Allendale dies. He was a member of the pop band The Foundations, whose 1960s hit "Baby, Now That I've Found You" became a 1996 country Grammy-winner for Alison Krauss
Aug 23, 2001
Wynonna announces her engagement to D.R. Roach, her security guard for the previous 10 years
Aug 23, 2001
The Oak Ridge Boys perform the national anthem prior to an NFL exhibition game at Nashville's Adelphia Coliseum, pitting the Tennessee Titans against Philadelphia. The Eagles win, 20-14
Aug 23, 2001
Bill Monroe's childhood home in Rosine, Kentucky, is opened to the public after undergoing a restoration. On hand for the ceremonies: Ricky Skaggs, Tom T. Hall and three members of Monroe's Blue Grass Boys
Aug 24, 2001
June Carter Cash undergoes surgery to have a pacemaker installed
Aug 25, 2001
Lila McCann sings the national anthem at the Sharpie 500 Winston Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. The winner: Tony Stewart
Aug 25, 2001
Billy Joe Shaver suffers a heart attack after his show at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas. Believing his discomfort was caused by poor ventilation at the venue, the setback goes undetected for four days
Aug 25, 2001
Brad Paisley attends his 10-year high school reunion at a hotel in Wheeling, West Virginia, bringing a couple of band members, disguised as grads. Paisley was voted most talented and best actor at John Marshall High School in Glen Dale
Aug 26, 2001
Songwriter and autoharp expert Cecil Null dies from cancer at the Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Virginia. He wrote The Davis Sisters' 1953 hit "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know"
Aug 27, 2001
Graceland Mansion, the former Memphis home of the late Elvis Presley, is paid a visit by ex-Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman
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