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    • Apr 23, 1988
    With Roy Orbison in the crowd at the L.A. Sports Arena, Bruce Springsteen tells the audience that Orbison's "Only The Lonely" and "Oh, Pretty Woman" inspired him to write "Born To Run." The crowd then sings "Happy Birthday" to Orbison
    May 7, 1988
    Recording begins for The Traveling Wilburys' album "Vol. 1" at a studio in Encino, California, owned by rocker Dave Stewart. The band includes Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison and Jeff Lynne
    May 22, 1988
    The city of Los Angeles observes Buck Owens Day
    May 24, 1988
    Dwight Yoakam shoots the video for "Streets Of Bakersfield" with Buck Owens in the city of Bakersfield
    Jun 10, 1988
    Western author Louis L'Amour dies in Glendale, California. Eight years earlier, he was namechecked in Ed Bruce's country hit "The Last Cowboy Song"
    Jun 26, 1988
    "Lost Highway," a theatrical production based on the life of Hank Williams, debuts in Los Angeles. Eight years later, the show comes to the former home of the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
    Jul 19, 1988
    Bass player Johnny Miller dies in Los Angeles. As a member of The King Cole Trio, he played on two songs that appeared in 1944 on an early version of the Billboard country chart: "Straighten Up And Fly Right" and "I Can't See For Lookin'"
    Aug 12, 1988
    Los Angeles declares Patti Page Day as the singer headlines at the Hollywood Bowl. Page's set includes "Tennessee Waltz," and Gene Autry makes an appearance, reading the Cowboy Creed
    Aug 18, 1988
    Pat Buttram earns a star at 6382 Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Buttram was a sidekick of Gene Autry on "The Gene Autry Show"
    Aug 27, 1988
    The Judds play for president Ronald Reagan in San Diego and at the Iowa State Fair on the same day
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