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    • Jan 26, 1996
    Producer Huey Meaux is arrested on child pornography and cocaine possession charges at the Sugar Hill Recording Studios in Houston. Meaux produced Freddy Fender's hits "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights"
    Jan 26, 1996
    John Schneider performs a mariachi-drenched version of the national anthem at San Antonio's 17th annual Cowboy Breakfast, then wins the celebrity cow-chip tossing contest, landing a chip in the target toilet on his first attempt
    Jan 26, 1996
    The Jason Patric movie "The Journey Of August King" appears in theaters. Narrated by Maya Angelou, the 19th century plot also features Billy Ray Reynolds, who played guitar on a number of Waylon Jennings hits
    Jan 28, 1996
    Tracy Lawrence meets his future wife, Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Stacie Drew, during Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17
    Jan 28, 1996
    Pepsi debuts a new commercial featuring Hank Williams' "Your Cheatin' Heart" during Super Bowl XXX, while Ford debuts a southeastern regional spot that uses Joe Diffie's "Pickup Man." The Dallas Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17
    Jan 28, 1996
    Anita Cochran breaks her finger at Radnor Lake in Nashville, providing a physical hurdle as the singer and guitarist prepares to record her debut album
    Jan 28, 1996
    Songwriter Jerry Capehart appears on Nashville's WRLT-FM, in what turns out to be his last public performance. Capehart wrote the rock classic "Summertime Blues," reprised as a country hit in 1994 by Alan Jackson
    Jan 29, 1996
    Vince Gill's album "Souvenirs" is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA
    Jan 29, 1996
    Edward "Grandpa" White dies of cancer at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was known for dancing on stage during Grand Ole Opry performances by The Whites, who include his son, Buck White, and granddaughters, Sharon and Cheryl
    Jan 29, 1996
    Fiddler Tommy Ewing Wair dies when an F-14 fighter plane crashes into a Nashville home where he was visiting. He worked as a sideman for his brother-in-law, Stonewall Jackson, from 1960-1965
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