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    • May 29, 2001
    BR549 tells country.com it's proceeding without the dash in its name (BR5-49), a remnant from their Junior Samples/"Hee Haw" inspiration. Says Chuck Mead: "The name was a joke in the first place. We never thought we'd ever go this far"
    Aug 31, 2001
    Two mangled pieces of metal, allegedly from the plane in which Patsy Cline crashed, go on sale on eBay. Opening price: $100,000
    May 1, 2002
    Merle Haggard sues Texas concert promoter Kathy Schroeder to block the sale of unreleased songs on eBay, where she is asking for $325,000. She had already filed suit against Haggard for not performing at a festival the previous fall
    Sep 5, 2002
    CMT.com reports Joe Diffie, Ty Herndon, Deryl Dodd and Jack Ingram have all departed Sony Music
    Dec 2, 2002
    CMT.com reports Mindy McCready has parted ways with Capitol Records
    Dec 13, 2002
    CMT.com reports Clint Black and RCA have parted company
    Apr 14, 2003
    Universal South promotion exec Lisa Strickland sends an email to WBEE Radio in Rochester, New York, indicating the station will receive a $2,500 laptop for airplay of songs by Joe Nichols and McHayes. The email becomes part of a 2006 payola case
    Aug 11, 2003
    CMT.com reports Jamie O'Neal has parted company with Mercury Records
    Oct 24, 2003
    Operation Lifesaver calls for Josh Turner's "Long Black Train" video to be pulled from broadcast airwaves, saying it may "unwittingly serve as an invitation to suicide on the rail." Ironically, it's a gospel song
    Mar 2, 2004
    CMT.com reports Rebecca Lynn Howard is no longer affiliated with MCA. Also gone from Dreamworks' roster: Chalee Tennison and "When I Think About Angels" songwriter Roxie Dean



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