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Mar 7, 1998
Kenny Chesney's bus slides off a rain-drenched Interstate 59 in northern Alabama, slamming into a concrete barrier. No one is hurt, although Chesney is forced to cancel a show in Albany, Georgia
Mar 7, 1998
Sara Evans makes her Grand Ole Opry debut, singing "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Mar 9, 1998
LeAnn Rimes' single "How Do I Live" is certified triple-platinum by the RIAA
Mar 10, 1998
Actor Lloyd Bridges dies in Los Angeles. He was known for his work in "The Rainmaker," "Airplane!" and "High Noon." Son Jeff Bridges, also an actor, earns a Top 10 country album 13 years later
Mar 10, 1998
MCA releases The Mavericks' album "Trampoline"
Mar 14, 1998
American Recordings runs a full-page ad in Billboard magazine featuring Johnny Cash, fresh off a Grammy win for his "Unchained" album, flipping the bird "to acknowledge the Nashville music establishment and country radio for your support"
Mar 14, 1998
Dry Ridge, Kentucky, renames a portion of Broadway as the Skeeter Davis Highway
Mar 14, 1998
Jo Dee Messina sings "Lesson In Leavin'" during her Grand Ole Opry debut, the same evening that Opry manager Bob Whittaker asks Diamond Rio to join the cast
Mar 14, 1998
George Strait opens his first stadium tour, bringing 56,000 fans to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Joining him on the bill: Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, John Michael Montgomery, Lee Ann Womack, Asleep At The Wheel and Lila McCann
Mar 15, 1998
Michael Bonagura, of Baillie & The Boys, injures his right leg in a football game for charity in Nashville. He undergoes surgery two weeks later
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