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Today in Country Music – October 28, 2024

Here’s What Happened Today in Country Music on Freedom 95.1 and the Freedom 95.1 App

In 2022, Jerry Lee Lewis died at his home in Mississippi, 12 days after he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2020, Billy Joe Shaver died from a stroke in Waco, Texas. The singer/songwriter was a major influence on the outlaw movement. Also in 2020, Ricky Skaggs played Bill Monroe’s mandolin, and Tim McGraw played Keith Whitley’s guitar during Big Night (At The Museum), an online fundraiser for the Country Music Hall of Fame. Marty Stuart strapped on Lester Flatt’s guitar

 

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