Today In Country Music History: February 15

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leannrimes3 Today In Country Music History: February 15

Feb 15, 2004: Brian and Angela Wright are married at the Castaways Marina, in Jupiter, Florida, on a yacht owned by [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Alan Jackson[/lastfm]. Jackson, the groom’s uncle, also serenades the couple

Feb 15, 2003: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Lee Ann Womack[/lastfm] makes her TV acting debut, playing a singer who’s being stalked by a mystery fan in an episode of CBS-TV’s “The District”

Feb 15, 2003: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Chris Cagle[/lastfm] injures his leg during a concert at the Beaumont Club in Kansas City, chipping his knee bone and damaging cartilage when he jumps from the top of a stack of speakers on the stage. He is forced to use crutches for several weeks

Feb 15, 2003: A marker is installed at the gravesite of [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Waylon Jennings[/lastfm] in Mesa, Arizona, one year after his death. The epitaph hails him as a “vagabond dreamer” and a “revolutionary in country music”

Feb 15, 2002: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Dolly Parton[/lastfm] receives the Galaxy Award during the National Conference on Education in San Diego, honoring an individual who has “pointed the way to the future”

Feb 15, 2002: Waylon Jennings is buried in a private cemetery in Mesa, Arizona. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Hank Williams Jr.[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Travis Tritt[/lastfm] and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Marty Stuart[/lastfm] attend the ceremony, where widow [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jessi Colter[/lastfm] sings “Storms Never Last” to her departed husband

Feb 15, 2002: The [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Britney Spears[/lastfm] movie “Crossroads” opens at theaters, with Spears lip-synching to [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Shania Twain[/lastfm]‘s “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” in a car scene. Other musical contributors include Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Lit, ‘N Sync, Jars Of Clay and Matthew Sweet

Feb 15, 2001: The Los Angeles Times reports [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]LeAnn Rimes[/lastfm] has purchased a three-bedroom L.A. home for almost $2 million. The property includes a house with 3,400 square feet, plus a 1,500-square-foot guest house

Feb 15, 2000: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Reba McEntire[/lastfm] performs her autobiographical concert “The Singer’s Diary” at Nashville’s TPAC, attracting an audience that includes [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Crystal Gayle[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Brooks & Dunn[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Tim McGraw[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Faith Hill[/lastfm], Lee Ann Womack, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Pam Tillis[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Martina McBride[/lastfm] and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Aaron Tippin[/lastfm]

Feb 15, 1999: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Garth Brooks[/lastfm] begins a one-week run as a guest on “Hollywood Squares”

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