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  • Apr 20, 1988
    Roy Clark and Buck Owens host a "Hee Haw" 20th anniversary special on CBS. Among the guests: Highway 101, Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs, George Jones, Barbara Mandrell, Loretta Lynn, Kathy Mattea, Conway Twitty and Tanya Tucker
    Apr 22, 1988
    "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" becomes the 10th album certified gold for George Strait by the RIAA
    Apr 22, 1988
    The Robert Redford-directed "The Milagro Beanfield War" opens, with Freddy Fender portraying the mayor of Milagro
    Apr 23, 1988
    K.T. Oslin comes back to the top position on the Billboard country singles chart with "I'll Always Come Back"
    Apr 23, 1988
    George Strait hits #1 on the Billboard country albums chart with "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
    Apr 23, 1988
    Mickey Gilley and Lorrie Morgan appear on an episode of TV's "Hee Haw" co-hosted by Roy Clark and Jim Stafford
    Apr 23, 1988
    With Roy Orbison in the crowd at the L.A. Sports Arena, Bruce Springsteen tells the audience that Orbison's "Only The Lonely" and "Oh, Pretty Woman" inspired him to write "Born To Run." The crowd then sings "Happy Birthday" to Orbison
    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
    Apr 25, 1988
    MCA releases George Strait's "Baby Blue"
    Apr 26, 1988
    Sire releases k.d. lang's album "Shadowland." The project includes guest appearances by Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn and Brenda Lee

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