If someone wants to be a part of the country music scene, they go to Nashville.

And in the late 80s, two guys named Sammy Sadler and Kevin Hughes did just that.

Sammy sang and played guitar.

Kevin wasn't a musician, but he worked for a music industry magazine called Cashbox,

interpreting popularity numbers and developing the ratings charts.

On March 9, 1989, the two friends visited Music Row,

the main strip for recording studios in Nashville.

The two men spent some time at Evergreen Records, then headed home.

But they never made it.

On their way home, four gunshots rang out.

One man was injured, and the other was murdered.

From A&E, this is Cold Case Files.

The police were called a little after 10.30 p.m. after the surviving victim, Sammy Sadler,

stumbled into a nearby apartment to call for help.

Sergeant William Dyer was one of the first responders.

There was a male white laying in the middle of the roadway, face down, obviously shot.

Kevin Hughes was pronounced dead at the scene.

The area around where the men had been shot was taped off to prevent the onlookers who had started to gather.

Some of the potential witnesses had fairly recognizable names.

Here's Sergeant Dyer again.

Johnny Cash was out on the sidewalk, and Waylon Jennings was there.

I believe Willie Nelson and Chris Christofstrom were also there.

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