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    • Aug 20, 1988
    Leon McAuliffe dies at Tulsa's St. Francis Hospital. The steel guitarist made his mark as a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1942, with his 1936 recording of "Steel Guitar Rag" recognized as a touchstone in the instrument's development
    Oct 31, 1988
    On the 30th anniversary of his first professional show, Mel McDaniel Day is declared in Okmulgee, Oklahoma
    Oct 31, 1990
    Carl Belew dies of cancer in Salina, Oklahoma. Belew earned Top 10 hits with "Am I That Easy To Forget" and "Hello Out There," and wrote Eddy Arnold's "What's He Doing In My World," among others
    Nov 13, 1990
    Richie Shelton dies in a car accident in Ada, Oklahoma, when his girlfriend drives into the back end of a school bus. His brother, Blake Shelton, honors him by co-writing the 2011 release "Over You" with Miranda Lambert
    Feb 13, 1991
    The City Council of Yukon, Oklahoma, votes to paint "Home of Garth Brooks" on the community's water tower
    Feb 26, 1991
    The movie "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" premieres in Oklahoma City. Its soundtrack features Willie Nelson, Lorrie Morgan, Paul Overstreet, Clint Black, Keith Whitley, Alabama, Restless Heart, Foster & Lloyd and Baillie & The Boys
    Mar 2, 1991
    Billy Jack Wills dies in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Bob Wills' brother was the primary vocalist for The Texas Playboys in the late-1940s
    Mar 16, 1991
    Mayor Jerry Shelton proclaims Garth Brooks Day in Yukon, Oklahoma, where the water tower is dedicated with a new message, "Home of Garth Brooks"
    Nov 16, 1991
    Gene Autry is inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame
    May 31, 1992
    Yukon, Oklahoma, renames 11th Street as Garth Brooks Boulevard
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