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Sep 11, 1968
Tom T. Hall records "That's How I Got To Memphis" in Nashville at the Columbia Recording Studios. Bobby Bare gets a hit two years later with the same song
Sep 13, 1968
Jeannie C. Riley wins a $390,000 breach of contract lawsuit filed against her and Plantation Records owner Shelby Singleton in Nashville by Little Darlin' Records founder Aubrey Mayhew, who claimed she was signed to his label
Sep 14, 1968
Two of Roy Orbison's three sons--Tony and Roy Jr.--die when the family's house catches fire in Nashville
Sep 14, 1968
Merle Haggard performs "Mama Tried" on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand"
Sep 16, 1968
Capitol releases Sonny James' "Born To Be With You"
Sep 16, 1968
Roy Acuff is named the head of the Tennessee Citizens For Nixon-Agnew Committee, as Richard Nixon runs for president
Sep 16, 1968
"The Andy Griffith Show" ends its eight-year prime-time run on CBS. The show featured The Dillards, a bluegrass group that influenced The Eagles, as recurring TV band The Darlings beginning in 1963
Sep 17, 1968
Funeral services are held in Nashville for Roy Orbison's two sons, Dewayne and Tony Orbison, who died in a fire three days earlier. In attendance are Roy Acuff, Tex Ritter, Leroy Van Dyke and manager Wesley Rose
Sep 18, 1968
Porter Wagoner records "The Carroll County Accident"
Sep 19, 1968
Dean Martin sings John Hartford's "Gentle On My Mind" while hosting the NBC variety series "The Dean Martin Show"
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