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Jun 24, 1992
Billy Joel receives his high school diploma at Hicksville High School on Long Island, just months after Garth Brooks scored a country hit with his song "Shameless." Joel had lacked gym and English credits when he originally attended
Dec 18, 1992
Roy Clark receives an honorary degree from the University of North Alabama during commencement exercises in Florence
May 8, 1993
Mark Knopfler receives an honorary music degree from the University of Newcastle in England. The rock guitarist wrote Highway 101's "Setting Me Up," John Anderson's "When It Comes To You" and Mary Chapin Carpenter's "The Bug"
Apr 25, 1994
Belmont University student Brad Paisley fills out an internship evaluation at ASCAP in Nashville. During his time with the performing rights organization, he met Chris DuBois, a future co-writer on "Southern Comfort Zone," "Online" and "We Danced"
May 15, 1994
Sting picks up an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He goes on to write and perform on the Toby Keith country hit "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
May 6, 1995
Boston's Berklee College of Music bestows honorary degrees on Natalie Cole and "Bartender's Blues" writer James Taylor
May 18, 1995
"Sunflower" songwriter Neil Diamond receives an honorary doctor in fine arts during graduation ceremonies at New York University
Jun 2, 1995
Jason Aldean graduates from Windsor Academy in Macon, Georgia
May 11, 1996
Charlie Daniels delivers the commencement speech and receives an honorary doctorate of letters at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington
May 17, 1997
Ricky Skaggs receives an honorary musical arts degree from Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky
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