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    • Aug 27, 2001
    The Dixie Chicks file a countersuit against Sony in New York to terminate their recording contract, saying the label's "fraudulent accounting gimmicks" shortchanged them more than $4 million
    Aug 28, 2001
    Steve Martin's "A Wild And Crazy Guy" is certified double-platinum by the RIAA. It includes his single "King Tut" featuring The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band as the supporting act, billed as The Toot Uncommons
    Aug 28, 2001
    Penguin releases "Are You Ready For The Country: Elvis, Dylan, Parsons And The Roots Of Country Rock," a book by Peter Doggett
    Aug 28, 2001
    DreamWorks releases Toby Keith's album "Pull My Chain"
    Aug 28, 2001
    Willie Nelson becomes ill on stage at the Konocti Harbor Resort in Kelseyville, California. He cancels the next week's worth of shows while battling pneumonia
    Aug 28, 2001
    Sara Evans earns five nominations from the Country Music Association to lead all finalists. Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson and the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack each pick up four, while Tim McGraw and Brad Paisley net three apiece
    Aug 28, 2001
    Image Entertainment releases Randy Travis' concert album and DVD, "Live: It Was Just A Matter Of Time"
    Aug 29, 2001
    "The All-Time Greatest Hits Of Roy Orbison, Vol. I" receives a platinum album from the Recording Industry Association of America
    Aug 29, 2001
    Doctors determine Billy Joe Shaver suffered a heart attack four days prior, the result of four blocked arteries
    Aug 30, 2001
    Billy Joe Shaver undergoes angioplasty surgery for two blocked arteries at Waco's Hillcrest Baptist Hospital. Doctors had recommended quadruple bypass surgery, but Shaver opted for the less invasive procedure
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