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Aug 14, 1987
Kory Potts is born in Athens, Georgia. After he dies, at age 23, of leukemia, he becomes an inspiration for Brantley Gilbert's "One Hell Of An Amen"
Sep 19, 1987
Jerry Reed and former Elvis Presley producer Felton Jarvis join the Georgia Music Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Atlanta's World Congress Center
Oct 14, 1987
Lynyrd Skynyrd kicks off a tribute tour--its first since the plane crash that shook the band 10 years earlier--at the Omni in Atlanta. The band, best known for "Sweet Home Alabama," continues touring thereafter
Mar 24, 1988
Country/hip-hop artist Blanco Brown is born in Athens, Georgia. He signs with Broken Bow in 2018, earning a #1 single with his label debut, "The Git Up." He earns a gold single for "Just The Way," a 2020 collaboration with Parmalee
Apr 9, 1988
R&B singer Dave Prater dies in a car accident near Sycamore, Georgia. As one-half of Sam & Dave, he sang on the 1967 hit "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," translated as a country single by Sonny James in 1976
Jun 23, 1988
Bass player Graham DeLoach is born in Savannah, Georgia. He becomes a member of the band A Thousand Horses, who score a country hit with their 2014 Republic Nashville release "Smoke"
Aug 3, 1988
Kathy Forester and her husband, Terry Adkins, have a daughter, Kerry Jillann, in Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Sep 17, 1988
Billy Joe Royal and Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers join the Georgia Music Hall of Fame during the institution's 10th annual induction ceremony at the World Congress Center in Atlanta
Dec 30, 1988
Singer/songwriter John King is born in Demorest, Georgia. Signed to Black River, he co-writes Randy Houser's 2015 single "We Went"
Sep 23, 1989
Record producer Harold Shedd, noted for his work with Alabama and K.T. Oslin, joins the Georgia Music Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the World Congress Center in Atlanta. Also inducted is Gladys Knight
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