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    • Apr 6, 1998
    Michael Peterson's self-titled debut becomes his first RIAA-certified gold album
    Apr 6, 1998
    Recording engineer Edward Barton dies at the Williamson County Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee. He ran the boards for such artists as Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers, and for songs in the movie "Every Which Way But Loose"
    Apr 6, 1998
    More than 25 artists file suit in Los Angeles against California businessman Jim Salmon, who appropriated the artists' names for porn websites. Among the litigants: Trace Adkins, Lee Roy Parnell, Alan Jackson, Bryan White and Charlie Daniels
    Apr 6, 1998
    Tammy Wynette dies at home in Nashville from a blood clot in her lung. Noted for the classics "Stand By Your Man" and "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," the First Lady of Country Music is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame five months later
    Apr 7, 1998
    Shania Twain earns a gold single from the RIAA for "You're Still The One"
    Apr 7, 1998
    The Brooks & Dunn album "The Greatest Hits Collection" is certified double-platinum by the RIAA
    Apr 7, 1998
    "The Oak Ridge Boys Live From Las Vegas" debuts on The Nashville Network. The first weekly prime-time show to emanate from Vegas, its inaugural guests are Lou Rawls and John Schneider
    Apr 7, 1998
    MCA releases the soundtrack to "The Horse Whisperer," featuring music by Dwight Yoakam, George Strait, Alison Moorer, Emmylou Harris, The Mavericks, Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams, among others
    Apr 7, 1998
    Drummer Carlos Vega dies of self-inflicted gun shots at his Los Angeles home. Noted for his work on pop records by James Taylor, Boz Scaggs and Olivia Newton-John, he also played on at least 15 country hits by Vince Gill and Reba McEntire
    Apr 9, 1998
    Martina McBride, Whoopi Goldberg, John Fogerty and Bill Clinton are featured in the ABC-TV special "A Gala For The President At Ford's Theatre"
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