1997 - Garth Brooks fans snap up more than 139,000 tickets in less than four hours, selling out eight shows at Chicago`s Rosemont Horizon.

1996 - Neal McCoy raises $150,000 for a charity he and wife Melinda established in 1995. Country singer Bryan White, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, Cowboys coach Joe Avezzano and radio host Bob Kingsley pitch in for a concert at the Longview High School Coliseum in Longview, Texas. The money goes to the East Texas Angel Network (ETAN) which provides financial assistance for medical treatments and related costs to families with children suffering from serious diseases.