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    • Jul 4, 1987
    Willie Nelson moves his Fourth of July Picnic to Carl's Corner, Texas. Guests include: Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Bruce Hornsby, Roger Miller and Joe Walsh
    Aug 27, 1987
    Singer/songwriter Benny Barnes dies in Beaumont, Texas. More than three decades earlier, he scored his lone country hit, "Poor Man's Riches," for the Starday label
    Dec 5, 1987
    Harry "Pappy" Daily dies in Houston. Daily founded Starday Records and produced The Big Bopper, Gene Pitney and George Jones
    Dec 8, 1987
    Clint Black showcases for RCA executives at Houston's Backstage Bar. Three months later, Black is recording his first album
    Dec 11, 1987
    Dallas' legendary Longhorn Ballroom reopens with a Johnny Rodriguez concert
    Dec 31, 1987
    While fighting with a crew member in a Dallas hotel, Steve Earle is accosted by a policeman, who chokes him with his night stick. Earle is jailed for aggravated assault, and his voice is forever changed by the incident
    Jan 19, 1988
    On Janis Joplin's birthday, Port Arthur, Texas, dedicates a statue to the late "Me And Bobby McGee" singer
    Feb 25, 1988
    Randy Travis sets a new concert attendance record at the Houston Astrodome, attracting 49,702 fans
    Apr 23, 1988
    Ocie Stockard, a former member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, dies in a Fort Worth, Texas, nursing home. He played banjo on such recordings as "Keeper Of My Heart," "Bubbles In My Beer" and "Texarkana Baby" during his tenure from 1945-1952
    Jul 30, 1988
    Craig and Karen Morgan are married at her father's home in Texas
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