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Dec 12, 1996
Clint Black receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Dec 13, 1996
"Mars Attacks!" debuts in movie houses. Music for the film includes Slim Whitman's "Indian Love Call," plus songs by Jimmy Wakely, Tom Jones and The Bee Gees
Dec 13, 1996
The Tom Cruise movie "Jerry Maguire" opens in theaters, with Renee Zellweger and The Eagles' Glenn Frey in the cast. One of the picture's key lines inspires "You Had Me From Hello," a hit for Zellweger's future husband, Kenny Chesney
Dec 13, 1996
Ricky Skaggs' father, Hobert Skaggs, dies in Blaine, Kentucky
Dec 13, 1996
Lorrie Morgan makes her first Grand Ole Opry appearance since marrying the previous month. Her new husband, Jon Randall, joins her backup group, the Slam Band, during the performance
Dec 14, 1996
Rhett Akins sings "That Ain't My Truck" as he makes his first-ever Grand Ole Opry appearance. Also on hand: Atlanta Braves players Ryan Klesko and Javy Lopez
Dec 16, 1996
MCA releases Reba McEntire's "How Was I To Know"
Dec 16, 1996
Mindy McCready's "Ten Thousand Angels" earns a platinum album from the RIAA
Dec 16, 1996
T. Graham Brown performs "Mustang Sally" at Nashville's Caffe Milano in a fundraiser that puts him on stage with Peter Frampton, guitarist Larry Carlton, Kim Carnes, Billy Burnette, Bekka Bramlett and Take 6 vocalist Claude McKnight
Dec 17, 1996
Merry Christmas and self-promotion: Tanya Tucker serves a chili dish--made with Tanya Tucker brand salsa--to 300 homeless people at the Nashville Rescue Mission
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