Oct 13, 1988

George Strait records "Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye" and "What's Going On In Your World" at Nashville's Emerald Sound

Oct 17, 1988

MCA releases Steve Earle's album "Copperhead Road"

Oct 29, 1988

The Oak Ridge Boys roll to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Gonna Take A Lot Of River"

Oct 31, 1988

MCA releases The Desert Rose Band's "I Still Believe In You"

Nov 7, 1988

MCA releases The Oak Ridge Boys' "Bridges And Walls"

Nov 29, 1988

The Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn duet albums "We Only Make Believe" and "The Very Best Of Loretta And Conway" are certified gold by the RIAA, along with Twitty's solo albums "Number Ones" and "Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits Vol. II"

Dec 3, 1988

Reba McEntire picks up a #1 country single in Billboard with "I Know How He Feels"

Dec 10, 1988

George Strait goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with a remake of an old Faron Young hit, "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"

Dec 12, 1988

Curb/MCA releases The Bellamy Brothers' "Big Love"

Dec 13, 1988

"Reba" becomes Reba McEntire's fifth RIAA-certified gold album