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Aug 17, 1988
Colton Swon is born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He sings high harmonies for The Swon Brothers, a duo that signs with Arista following a season on the NBC music series "The Voice." They earn their first hit in 2014 with "Later On"
Aug 18, 1988
The Oak Ridge Boys sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the Republican National Convention at the Superdome in New Orleans, where George Bush accepts the GOP nomination for president
Aug 18, 1988
Pat Buttram earns a star at 6382 Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Buttram was a sidekick of Gene Autry on "The Gene Autry Show"
Aug 18, 1988
K.T. Oslin leads all the competition with five nominations for the 1988 Country Music Association awards. Randy Travis follows closely with four
Aug 19, 1988
Mickey Gilley's former manager, Sherwood Cryer, files for bankruptcy in Houston five weeks after Gilley won a $17-million legal judgment. Cryer claims assets of $500,000 and debts of $18 million
Aug 19, 1988
The Amusement and Music Operators Association names Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" as the most-played jukebox record of all-time. Patsy Cline's "I Fall To Pieces" ranks number two
Aug 19, 1988
George Jones is released from University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham after he was treated for a sinus infection that caused headaches and ringing in the ears
Aug 20, 1988
Restless Heart's "Bluest Eyes In Texas" hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Aug 20, 1988
Leon McAuliffe dies at Tulsa's St. Francis Hospital. The steel guitarist made his mark as a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1942, with his 1936 recording of "Steel Guitar Rag" recognized as a touchstone in the instrument's development
Aug 21, 1988
Kacey Musgraves is born in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She wins New Artist of the Year at the Country Music Association awards in 2013 following her debut single, "Merry Go 'Round," and claims Song of the Year in 2014 for "Follow Your Arrow." She also co-writes Miranda Lambert's hit "Mama's Broken Heart"
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