In September, country singer Zach Bryan decided to climb a barbed-wire fence to get at newcomer Gavin Adock , and the music community watched replays with jaws hanging open.

It was a shocking attack on a fellow star, but fortunately cooler heads security prevailed, and the men never actually fought. Fans only got to debate over who'd win.

That began a very shocking week in country music. Four of the items listed below took place before Oct. 1, and none of them are happy. Fall introduced a sad season.

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This list of country music's most stunning moments includes two deaths that rattled us for days, but exclusion doesn't equal unimportant. It's sad when older country stars pass, but not shocking.

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