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Sep 13, 1996
Rapper Tupac Shakur dies of a head wound in Las Vegas, six days after he was shot in a drive-by shooting on Flamingo Road. He will be referenced 20 years later in the chorus of a Florida Georgia Line collaboration with Tim McGraw, "May We All"
Sep 13, 1996
Shania Twain's album "The Woman In Me" earns another multi-platinum award from the RIAA, credited for shipments of more than 8 million copies
Sep 13, 1996
Diamond Rio's album "IV" is certified gold by the RIAA
Sep 13, 1996
LeAnn Rimes sings "Blue" in her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, along with "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart" and "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
Sep 14, 1996
Mindy McCready makes the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with "Guys Do It All The Time"
Sep 14, 1996
Johnnie Lee Wills Lane is dedicated at the edge of the Tulsa State Fairgrounds in honor of the western swing artist who lent his name repeatedly to a rodeo at that very site: the Johnnie Lee Wills Tulsa Stampede
Sep 14, 1996
Hank Snow makes what proves to be his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
Sep 15, 1996
Steve Wariner performs the national anthem as the Texas Rangers retire the #34 worn by former Ranger pitcher Nolan Ryan in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers win the game, 6-2, against the Milwaukee Brewers
Sep 15, 1996
Billie Jean Horton is robbed of $250,000 in cash and more than $1 million in jewelry by three masked men at her home in Louisiana. Some of the gems were gifts from her late husbands, Hank Williams and Johnny Horton
Sep 16, 1996
MCA releases Reba McEntire's "The Fear Of Being Alone"
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