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    • Jan 15, 1993
    Billy Ray Cyrus' "Some Gave All" becomes the first debut album by a country artist certified by the RIAA for shipments of 6 million copies
    Jan 25, 1993
    When Billy Ray Cyrus wins Favorite Country Single at the 20th annual American Music Awards, his acceptance speech takes aim at Travis Tritt: "This is for all the people who don't like 'Achy Breaky Heart.' Here's a quarter, call someone who cares"
    Feb 3, 1993
    Country has a heavy presence as the People's Choice Awards nominees are announced. Finalists include Garth Brooks, Wynonna, Billy Ray Cyrus, Randy Travis, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Alabama and The Statler Brothers
    Feb 13, 1993
    Billy Ray Cyrus occupies the cover of TV Guide, where he responds to a fellow performer's putdown of "Achy Breaky Heart" the previous June: "I believe Travis Tritt has a personal problem"
    Feb 17, 1993
    Billy Ray Cyrus appears in his first network TV special, "Billy Ray Cyrus: Dreams Come True," on ABC. He sings "Achy Breaky Heart" and Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kathy Mattea, Tanya Tucker and Dolly Parton join him on the video for "Romeo"
    Mar 2, 1993
    Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Billy Ray Cyrus each nab four nominations in the Academy Of Country Music awards. Brooks and Cyrus battle for Entertainer of the Year with Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire and Travis Tritt
    Mar 23, 1993
    Bruce Springsteen surprises the audience at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey, when he rips off his shirt and launches into Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart." "Everybody gets a giggle out of it," he says, "but that tune is just damn good"
    Apr 8, 1993
    Danny Mote, of Winston, Georgia, files a copyright infringement suit against Billy Ray Cyrus, charging Cyrus' 1993 hit "She's Not Cryin' Anymore" is an altered version of his 1973 composition, "Crying Eyes"
    May 3, 1993
    Less than a year after its release, Billy Ray Cyrus' debut album, "Some Gave All," is certified by the RIAA for shipments of 7 million copies
    May 3, 1993
    Billy Ray Cyrus lands among People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People, alongside Whitney Houston, Troy Aikman, Tom Cruise and John F. Kennedy Jr.
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