Sammy Sadler: Murder (And Hope) On Music Row

In this installment of The Southern Chord, we are joined by SAMMY SADLER, who was a rising country music artist in March 1989 when he was caught in the crossfire of the execution-style killing of Cashbox Magazine chart editor Kevin Hughes. Sadler found himself under a cloud of suspicion -- even as he carried in his own body a .38-caliber slug from the slaying. Here, he discusses the fateful night that silenced his career in Nashville and his efforts to reconnect with the audience he was denied by this encounter with tragedy.

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