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    • Dec 28, 1993
    Billy Ray Cyrus marries Leticia Finley at home in Williamson County, Tennessee. "One cannot stand at the crossroads forever," says Cyrus, who dresses for the ceremony in blue jeans and a cut-up sweatshirt
    Jan 11, 1994
    Tanya Tucker, described as a "tornado trapped in a truck stop," makes Mr. Blackwell's worst-dressed list. Also on the list: Lyle Lovett's wife, Julia Roberts, and country wannabe LaToya Jackson, described as a "tacky tragedy"
    Apr 5, 1994
    As Conway Twitty's children feud over his estate with his wife, Dee Jenkins, daughter Kathy Jenkins displays her anger for the widow in The Tennessean: "I'm surprised the heavens don't open up and Daddy doesn't come down and knock her in the head"
    Apr 30, 1994
    Garth Brooks makes the cover of TV Guide, with the headline: "Garth's Goodbye: A TV special marks the King of Country's farewell--for now." Brooks calls the story "a load of crap"
    May 28, 1994
    Confederate Railroad lead singer Danny Shirley defends the band's moniker in The Tennessean: "It hurts my feelings when some people are offended by the name Confederate Railroad. This country is losing a lot of its regional appeal"
    Aug 8, 1994
    More than a year after their wedding, Lyle Lovett and Julia Roberts return to the cover of People magazine. Despite living in two different time zones, he says they're "still on that same honeymoon"
    Dec 25, 1994
    NBC-TV erroneously reports that Chet Atkins died earlier in the year, confusing him with actor Claude Akins. "Considering that I may have one foot in the grave, I'm doing pretty good," Atkins tells The Tennessean
    Mar 14, 1995
    Garth Brooks goes to Washington, D.C., with Michael Bolton and Kenny G to protest cuts in arts funding. Brooks later tells Billboard that, based on their lack of passion, if politicians were in his employ, they "wouldn't be working for long"
    May 22, 1995
    The Judds--Naomi, Wynonna and Ashley--appear on the cover of People magazine. Naomi and Wy, ex-manager Ken Stilts says, "were at each other's throats every minute of the day"
    Aug 7, 1995
    WSIX-FM personality Chuck "Hoss" Burns becomes the first major country figure to publicly admit he has AIDS, sharing his story on the air and in The Tennessean. "This is my greatest challenge," he says, "to show my dirty underwear to everybody"



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