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    • Aug 13, 1996
    Vince Gill collects seven nominations from the Country Music Association, making him the leading entry for the organization's annual awards. LeAnn Rimes, at 13, becomes the youngest nominee in CMA history
    Aug 13, 1994
    John Michael Montgomery nabs a #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "Be My Baby Tonight"
    Aug 13, 1994
    Erick, Oklahoma, renames Main Street as Sheb Wooley Avenue
    Aug 13, 1992
    MCA releases Reba McEntire's "The Greatest Man I Never Knew"
    Aug 13, 1992
    Vince Gill and Travis Tritt tie for top honors with five nominations each for the Country Music Association awards. Alan Jackson and Reba McEntire receive four apiece. All four artists are up for Entertainer of the Year, along with Garth Brooks
    Aug 13, 1991
    Arista releases Brooks & Dunn's debut album, "Brand New Man"
    Aug 13, 1990
    Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt and several other artists announce they have purchased 25 acres of Walden Woods in Massachusetts. Raising funds to preserve it becomes a driving force in the creation of "Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles"
    Aug 13, 1988
    Hank Williams Jr. rises to #1 on the Billboard country albums chart with "Wild Streak"
    Aug 13, 1988
    Keith Whitley collects his first #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "Don't Close Your Eyes"
    Aug 13, 1988
    K.T. Oslin has her Grand Ole Opry debut
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