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    • 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
    "Stand On It" songwriter Bruce Springsteen's romance with Patti Scialfa dominates the cover of People magazine
    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 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 11, 1988
    Ringo Starr and his wife, Barbara Bach, begin treatment for alcoholism in Tucson, Arizona. One year later, the ex-Beatle picks up a Grammy nomination in the country field for his work with Buck Owens on "Act Naturally"
    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 15, 1988
    Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens team up at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Streets Of Bakersfield"
    Oct 15, 1988
    Patty Loveless guests on TV's "Hee Haw." Porter Wagoner and Roy Clark co-host the show, which also features George Jones and Little Jimmy Dickens
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