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May 1, 1988
The original painting for the "Highwayman" album cover--depicting Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson--is stolen from an art exhibit at the Nashville Convention Center
May 24, 1988
A twin-engine airplane carrying Little Jimmy Dickens lands in Kansas City without nose gear. The eight-seat Cessna is totalled, but Dickens and his manager walk away from the wreckage unhurt
Jun 17, 1988
Lawrence Irving Taylor is arrested at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, for impersonating Jack Greene while trying to buy a $700,000 racehorse
Jun 22, 1988
Conway Twitty's tour bus is sideswiped by a truck on the wrong side of the road in Missouri. The truck then collides with a car following Twitty's bus, injuring Twitty associate Michael Schrimpf and three family members
Aug 15, 1988
Kenny Rogers' drummer, Bobby Daniels, allegedly shoots and kills his ex-wife, Sylvia Coakley, after a domestic fight. Daniels handled the skins on numerous recordings, including Rogers' duet with Kim Carnes, "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer"
Aug 28, 1988
Four members of The Charlie Daniels Band barely escape injury when they flee their burning bus 16 miles south of Ventura, California. Within minutes, flames shoot 30 feet into the air
Sep 7, 1988
Sgt. Barry Sadler is shot in the head in Guatemala City in what is believed to be an attempted robbery as he gets into a taxi. He lives for more than a year afterward
Oct 19, 1988
Lynn Anderson ends a relationship with songwriter Mentor Williams and gets charged with malicious mischief when a waitress claims Anderson stole a purse from her car. The charges are dropped after Anderson agrees to write a letter of apology
Nov 14, 1988
Mel Tillis' Tennessee log house burns. Among his losses: 64 pair of western boots
Dec 1, 1988
Stopped for speeding in Lexington, Kentucky, John Michael Montgomery is charged with possession of a controlled substance when the officer discovers muscle relaxers in his pocket. Montgomery pays a $100 fine and $57.50 in court costs, but insists the pills were for a migraine
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