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    • Jul 12, 1996
    The "Twister" soundtrack is certified gold by the RIAA. It includes 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
    Jul 13, 1996
    Shania Twain owns the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with "No One Needs To Know"
    Jul 13, 1996
    Promoters claim 225,000 people attend the Atlanta Motor Speedway for a concert featuring Alan Jackson, Hank Williams Jr., Alabama, Pam Tillis, Patty Loveless, Lee Roy Parnell, The Charlie Daniels Band, Tracy Byrd, Kenny Chesney and Mac Davis
    Jul 13, 1996
    Chet Atkins, Steve Earle and The Goo Goo Dolls lead nearly 1,000 guitarists, trying to set a world's record for the most guitarists playing simultaneously. They miss the mark, but still play "Heartbreak Hotel" for 79 minutes at Nashville's Riverfront Park
    Jul 13, 1996
    As Whisperin' Bill celebrates 35 years on the Grand Ole Opry, the city of Nashville observes Bill Anderson Day
    Jul 14, 1996
    Shawna McIlwain, destined to become Thompson Square member Shawna Thompson, moves to Nashville from Mississippi
    Jul 14, 1996
    Guitarist Randy Bethune dies of cancer at Summit Medical Center in Nashville. He worked for five years as a member of Bill Anderson's Po' Folks road band
    Jul 15, 1996
    Lari White parts ways with RCA Records, just one album removed from a gold record. Despite selling 1 million albums in total, she is "in the red" $900,000, and would not make a penny on album sales until the difference is made up in royalties
    Jul 15, 1996
    Warner Bros. releases Travis Tritt's "More Than You'll Ever Know," written by fellow artist Steve Earle
    Jul 16, 1996
    The compilation "Billboard Top Hits 1979" is certified gold by the RIAA. Among its 10 tracks: The Charlie Daniels Band's "The Devil Went Down To Georgia," plus Randy Vanwarmer, The Pointer Sisters, The Knack and Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive"
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