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    • Aug 7, 1959
    Michael Peterson is born in Tucson, Arizona. He wins the Male Star of Tomorrow trophy in the TNN/Music City News awards in 1999, on the heels of a debut album that brings hits with "Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie" and "From Here To Eternity"
    Aug 7, 1974
    Adoptee Michael Peterson calls his biological father during his 15th birthday party, only to discover his dad was killed by a business partner two days earlier
    Apr 29, 1997
    Reprise releases Michael Peterson's debut single, "Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie"
    Jul 15, 1997
    Reprise releases Michael Peterson's self-titled debut album
    Oct 9, 1997
    When Michael Peterson performs at Coyote's in Louisville, Kentucky, he brings LeRoy Brinkley and Lisa Jo Gilkey out of the audience, and Brinkley proposes on stage. She says yes, as Peterson launches into "From Here To Eternity"
    Oct 26, 1997
    The Rolling Stones and opener Sheryl Crow perform for 44,000 people at Nashville's Vanderbilt Stadium. In the crowd: Joe Diffie, Ronnie Dunn, Gregg Hubbard, Lee Roy Parnell, Travis Tritt, Marty Stuart, Chet Atkins, Michael Peterson and Terry McBride
    Dec 13, 1997
    Michael Peterson snags a #1 country single in Billboard with "From Here To Eternity"
    Feb 6, 1998
    Michael Peterson receives a standing ovation in his Grand Ole Opry debut, where he performs both of his hits: "Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie" and "From Here To Eternity." The Osborne Brothers' Bobby Osborne returns, just 15 days after heart surgery
    Feb 8, 1998
    Joe Diffie hosts his annual First Steps benefit concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. His guests for the night: Rhett Akins, Collin Raye, Michael Peterson, Ricochet and Pam Tillis
    Apr 6, 1998
    Michael Peterson's self-titled debut becomes his first RIAA-certified gold album
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