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Apr 16, 1988
Eddie Rabbitt steps into the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart with "I Wanna Dance With You"
Apr 16, 1988
Billy Ray Cyrus and his band, The Players, open for pop singer Richard Marx at the Huntington Civic Center in West Virginia in a last-minute gig
Apr 18, 1988
Curb/MCA releases The Bellamy Brothers' "I'll Give You All My Love Tonight"
Apr 18, 1988
R&B songwriters Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland are inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York. Noted for dozens of Motown hits, their song "You Can't Hurry Love" gets covered by The Dixie Chicks for "Runaway Bride"
Apr 18, 1988
Polydor releases Eric Clapton's four-disc box set "Crossroads." It includes "Lay Down Sally," a minor country hit from 10 years prior
Apr 18, 1988
MCA releases Reba McEntire's album "Reba"
Apr 19, 1988
Having decided not to run for a second term, Clint Eastwood's reign as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, ends. Eastwood is a former duet partner for fellow Californian Merle Haggard
Apr 19, 1988
"Strait Country," George Strait's debut album, is certified gold by the RIAA seven years after its release
Apr 19, 1988
David Allan Coe and his wife, Jody Lynn, have a daughter, Shayanne Sherrill Coe, in Jefferson City, Missouri
Apr 20, 1988
Reba McEntire grabs a gold album from the RIAA for "The Last One To Know"
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