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Sep 3, 1988
Rodney Crowell scores a #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried"
Sep 6, 1988
Singer/songwriter Autry Inman dies at Nashville's Vanderbilt Medical Center. As a recording artist, he had hits with 1953's "That's All Right" and 1968's "Ballad Of Two Brothers." He also wrote The Louvin Brothers' "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby" and Carl Smith's "Mr. Moon"
Sep 7, 1988
Columbia releases Willie Nelson's album "What A Wonderful World"
Sep 7, 1988
Sgt. Barry Sadler is shot in the head in Guatemala City in what is believed to be an attempted robbery as he gets into a taxi. He lives for more than a year afterward
Sep 9, 1988
Alabama realizes an RIAA-certified gold album for "Just Us"
Sep 10, 1988
Highway 101 earns a #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes"
Sep 10, 1988
The Leader Federal Savings & Loan in Memphis introduces the first commemorative Elvis Presley MasterCard
Sep 12, 1988
The NFL's Cardinals lose their first home game since relocating in Phoenix, as the Dallas Cowboys claim a 17-14 Monday night victory at Sun Devil Stadium. In attendance is future country star Dierks Bentley
Sep 12, 1988
Chuck Berry's Southern Air restaurant opens for business in Wentzville, Missouri. His recording of "Maybellene" is regarded in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among the 500 greatest country singles ever made
Sep 12, 1988
RCA releases Eddie Rabbitt's "We Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"
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