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Jan 12, 1998
Giant releases Clay Walker's "Then What?"
Jan 12, 1998
Gene Vincent, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and "Southern Nights" songwriter Allen Toussaint are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Jan 13, 1998
Jurors are chosen in Los Angeles for a copyright suit in which songwriter Guy Thomas claims Garth Brooks stole from the Kenny Loggins song "Conviction Of The Heart" in writing "Standing Outside The Fire." The two sides settle out of court
Jan 16, 1998
Lee Ann Womack earns her first gold album from the RIAA for her self-titled debut
Jan 16, 1998
Wynonna's "The Other Side" earns a gold album from the RIAA
Jan 16, 1998
Minnie Pearl's $1.98 hat brings in $475 during an estate sale at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville
Jan 16, 1998
At his request, Steve Wariner receives his release from Arista Records during a lunch meeting with label head Tim DuBois at the Nashville restaurant Valentino's
Jan 17, 1998
Tim McGraw begins a six-week residency at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Just To See You Smile"
Jan 17, 1998
Songwriter/manager/musician/radio personality Cliffie Stone dies of a heart attack at his home in Santa Clarita, California. A co-writer of "Divorce Me C.O.D." and "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed," he played on hits by Merle Travis, Tex Ritter and Hank Thompson, and joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989
Jan 18, 1998
"You Walked In" songwriter Bryan Adams sings the Canadian national anthem, "O, Canada," before the NHL All-Star Game at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The North American team defeats the World squad, 8-7
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