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Jan 28, 1991
Atlantic releases pop singer Marc Cohn's self-titled debut album. It includes "Walking In Memphis," destined to become a country hit for Lonestar a dozen years later
Jan 28, 1991
Reba McEntire wins two trophies at the American Music Awards, while George Strait, Alabama, Garth Brooks and The Kentucky HeadHunters also make the winners circle. Merle Haggard claims a special Award of Merit
Jan 28, 1990
Doug Kershaw performs "Diggy Diggy Lo" during halftime and Aaron Neville sings the national anthem at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, where San Francisco beats Denver, 55-10. Ray Charles debuts in "You got the right one, baby" ads for Diet Pepsi
Jan 28, 1989
Randy Travis' "Deeper Than The Holler" climbs into the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart
Jan 28, 1989
Kathy Mattea leads the guest list for the week's edition of "Hee Haw," joined by Glen Campbell, Roger Miller, Big Al Downing and Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White
Jan 28, 1987
Jerry Lee Lewis III is born in Memphis to Jerry Lee Lewis and Kerrie McCarver
Jan 28, 1986
The Challenger space shuttle explodes after takeoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, killing seven people. Many radio stations stop playing Billy Joe Royal's "Burned Like A Rocket." The disaster is recalled in Mark Wills' 2002 hit "19 Somethin'"
Jan 28, 1986
George Strait records "It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You" at Sound Stage on Music Row in Nashville
Jan 28, 1985
RCA releases Dolly Parton's album "Real Love"
Jan 28, 1985
Appalachian fiddler Tommy Jarrell dies from heart failure in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Three years earlier, he received a National Heritage Fellowship honor from the National Endowment for the Arts
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