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    • May 5, 1996
    The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, celebrates his 63rd birthday in Augusta, Georgia. On hand for the ceremonies are rock guitarist Slash, R&B artist Isaac Hayes, seven NFL players and Sawyer Brown
    May 6, 1996
    Ashley Judd makes People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" list, along with Nicole Kidman, Brad Pitt, Quincy Jones and Jon Bon Jovi
    May 6, 1996
    Arista releases Lee Roy Parnell's "Givin' Water To A Drowning Man"
    May 6, 1996
    Villard issues George Jones' 333-page autobiography, "I Lived To Tell It All," co-written with Tom Carter
    May 6, 1996
    Gary Chapman begins a one-week stint as guest host of TNN's "Prime Time Country." In short order, he takes the reins full-time
    May 7, 1996
    Columbia releases Wade Hayes' single "On A Good Night"
    May 7, 1996
    Warner Bros. releases the "Twister" soundtrack, featuring Shania Twain's "No One Needs To Know," plus music from Alison Krauss + Union Station, Mark Knopfler, k.d. lang, Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham and Goo Goo Dolls, among others
    May 7, 1996
    Hank Williams Jr. shoots the opening for ABC-TV's "Monday Night Football" at Legislative Plaza in downtown Nashville, using cheerleaders from the University of Kentucky in the footage
    May 7, 1996
    Mercury releases Sammy Kershaw's album "Politics, Religion And Her"
    May 7, 1996
    When Nashville's election ballot includes a referendum on bringing the NFL's Houston Oilers to Tennessee, Chet Atkins votes "no." "It seems like somebody gets hurt every play," he tells The Tennessean. "I don't like that"
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