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Sep 22, 1988

"Heartbreak Hotel," with vocals by Ronnie McDowell, premieres at Nashville's Belcourt Cinema. T. Graham Brown and Hal Ketchum join David Keith in the movie's cast. "Heartbreak Hotel" songwriters Mae Boren Axton and Tommy Durden attend

Sep 24, 1988

Baillie & The Boys debut on the Grand Ole Opry

Oct 8, 1988

Singer/songwriter Harold Dorman dies in Memphis. He wrote and recorded the original version of "Mountain Of Love," which became a 1964 pop hit for Johnny Rivers and a 1981 country hit for Charley Pride

Oct 9, 1988

The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Troy Seals and Hoagy Carmichael. Seals wrote Conway Twitty's "Don't Take It Away" and George Jones' "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes." Carmichael penned Willie Nelson's "Georgia On My Mind"

Oct 10, 1988

Loretta Lynn and Roy Rogers take their rightful places in the Country Music Hall Of Fame during the 22nd annual Country Music Association awards at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville

Oct 10, 1988

Hank Williams Jr. wins his second Entertainer of the Year trophy and claims Album of the Year, for "Born To Boogie," during the 22nd annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. K.T. Oslin joins him as a double-winner

Oct 12, 1988

Little Jimmy Dickens visits the jail in Manchester, Tennessee, to pay the $2,500 bail for an impoverished mother of two who was sentenced to 99 days for writing bad checks. Dickens discovered her plight in a newspaper article

Oct 12, 1988

George Strait records "Ace In The Hole" at the Sound Stage Studios in Nashville

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

Dolly Parton records "Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That" with co-producer Ricky Skaggs in Nashville

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