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    • Sep 19, 1968
    Red Foley dies from a heart attack in a hotel room in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Grandfather to Debby Boone, Foley was a steady country hitmaker from 1944-1956, earning membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1967. His last song is a gospel title, "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)"
    Sep 20, 1968
    Mel Tillis records "Who's Julie"
    Sep 20, 1968
    When his band is delayed with transportation problems, Johnny Cash meets guitarist Bob Wootton prior to a show in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Wootton claims he can play all of Cash's songs and becomes a band member that night
    Sep 21, 1968
    Tammy Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" breaks into the top position on the Billboard country albums chart
    Sep 21, 1968
    Ronna Reeves is born in Big Spring, Texas. Signed during the 1990s to Mercury Records, and later River North, she becomes the first artist to have a non-circular CD released and earns a spot in country's Walkway of Stars
    Sep 22, 1968
    The Jordanaires sing "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)" during Red Foley's funeral at the Madison Church of Christ in Tennessee. Others in attendance include Minnie Pearl, Porter Wagoner, Roy Acuff, Brenda Lee, Grandpa Jones, Webb Pierce and Pat Boone
    Sep 26, 1968
    Cream's rock single "Sunshine Of Your Love" is certified gold by the RIAA. The central guitar riff is briefly referenced in Wynonna's 1994 country hit "Girls With Guitars"
    Sep 27, 1968
    Carl Perkins records "Restless" at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. A 1991 version of the song wins a Grammy award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration for Mark O'Connor, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner
    Sep 27, 1968
    Songwriter Don Chapel, who's already filed for D-I-V-O-R-C-E from Tammy Wynette, files an alienation suit against George Jones, claiming the Possum lured his wife away with numerous gifts, including a new Lincoln Continental
    Sep 27, 1968
    United Artists releases Bobby Goldsboro's "Autumn Of My Life"
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