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    • Jan 21, 1987
    Dwight Yoakam picks up his first gold album from the RIAA, honoring "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc."
    Jan 21, 1987
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame adds Roy Orbison, Hank Williams, Rick Nelson, Jackie Wilson, Leiber & Stoller, Carl Perkins, Clyde McPhatter, Louis Jordan, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Joe Turner, Eddie Cochran, B.B. King, Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
    Jan 21, 1987
    Jim Anglin dies in Nashville. In the 1930s, he teamed with siblings Red and Jack to form The Anglin Brothers, with Jack moving on later to join Johnnie Wright in the duo Johnnie & Jack. Anglin co-wrote the classic "Ashes Of Love," plus a pair of Red Foley/Kitty Wells duets
    Jan 23, 1987
    Reba McEntire nets a gold album from the RIAA, for "Whoever's In New England"
    Jan 24, 1987
    Reba McEntire's "What Am I Gonna Do About You" rises to #1 on the Billboard country albums chart
    Jan 24, 1987
    The Judds' "Cry Myself To Sleep" arrives at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Jan 24, 1987
    John Schneider co-hosts "Hee Haw" with permanent host Roy Clark, joined by Louise Mandrell, Loretta Lynn and New Grass Revival
    Jan 25, 1987
    "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky," "Bonanza," "Footloose" and "Over The Rainbow" are played by the marching band during a Super Bowl XXI halftime show that features George Burns at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Neil Diamond sings the national anthem. The New York Giants defeat the Denver Broncos, 39-20
    Jan 26, 1987
    MTM releases Judy Rodman's "Girls Ride Horses Too"
    Jan 26, 1987
    MCA releases Ray Stevens' "Greatest Hits"
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