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Oct 22, 1962
Decca releases Burl Ives' "Mary Ann Regrets"
Oct 23, 1962
Western-swing guitarist Leon Chappelear dies of a self-inflicted gunshot in Gladewater, Texas. He played on Jimmie Davis' 1940 classic "You Are My Sunshine"
Oct 24, 1962
The fifth episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies" airs on CBS-TV, featuring Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs performing the theme song. The episode ties "The Lucy Show" for #1 in the Nielsen ratings
Oct 25, 1962
Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He plays on The Dixie Chicks' "Not Ready To Make Nice"
Oct 25, 1962
Songwriter Max Troy Barnes is born in Omaha. His credits include Collin Raye's "Love, Me," Diamond Rio's "That's How Your Love Makes Me Feel" and Vern Gosdin's "Way Down Deep," co-written with his father, songwriter Max D. Barnes
Oct 26, 1962
Singer/songwriter Kristen Hall is born in Gross Pointe, Michigan. She becomes a founding member of the trio Sugarland, introduced in 2004, but leaves at the end of 2005 before the act reaches its peak
Oct 26, 1962
Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "Ruby Ann"
Oct 27, 1962
Bill Anderson's "Mama Sang A Song" moves into the #1 spot on the Billboard country singles chart for the first of seven total weeks
Oct 27, 1962
The Rolling Stones hold their first recording session, at London's Curly Clayton Sound Studios. They eventually cut "Honky Tonk Women," deemed among country's all-time greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
Oct 27, 1962
Sonny James joins the Grand Ole Opry
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