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    • Dec 10, 1996
    Dolph Hewitt, associated with WLS' "National Barn Dance" and "The WWVA Jamboree," dies in Kissimmee, Florida. The vocalist and yodeler pocketed a hit with his 1949 recording of "I Wish I Knew"
    Dec 10, 1996
    Singer and mandolin player John Duffey dies of a heart attack at Arlington Hospital in Virginia. He was a founding member of the progressive bluegrass bands The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene
    Dec 10, 1996
    Little Jimmy Dickens is released from Nashville's Baptist Hospital, where he's been treated for pneumonia
    Dec 10, 1996
    Faron Young dies at Summit Medical Center in Nashville, one day after shooting himself in the head. His classics included "Sweet Dreams," "Hello Walls," "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "It's Four In The Morning"
    Dec 10, 1996
    Reba McEntire returns to the concert stage at the San Jose Arena in California, following a skiing accident that forced the cancellation of concerts in Tucson, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Anaheim
    Dec 11, 1996
    Garth Brooks, George Strait and Shania Twain each collect a pair of nominations for the American Music Awards
    Dec 11, 1996
    'Tis the season: Jimmy Buffett's album "Christmas Island" is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
    Dec 11, 1996
    Billy Ray Cyrus appears at the Williamson County Courthouse in Franklin, Tennessee, for jury duty. He's gawked at by other prospective jurors but is not selected to serve
    Dec 12, 1996
    Bruce Springsteen performs a solo acoustic concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. In the crowd: Emmylou Harris, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rodney Atkins, Amy Grant, "Prime Time Country" host Gary Chapman and BlackHawk's Henry Paul
    Dec 12, 1996
    Clint Black Day is proclaimed in both Houston and Nashville
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