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    • Oct 8, 1981
    Guitarist Oscar Moore dies in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a member of The King Cole Trio, he played on "Straighten Up And Fly Right" and "I Can't See For Lookin'," two songs that appeared in 1944 on an early version of the Billboard country chart
    Oct 9, 1981
    Epic releases Merle Haggard's album "Big City"
    Oct 9, 1981
    The album "Evangeline" is certified gold by the RIAA for Emmylou Harris
    Oct 10, 1981
    "Wookin' pa nub in all da wong paces": Eddie Murphy's Buckwheat character mangles "Lookin' For Love" on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." The episode also features Christine Ebersole performing a future Dolly Parton hit, "Single Women," composed by "SNL" writer Michael O'Donoghue
    Oct 10, 1981
    T.G. Sheppard's "Party Time" hits the top of the Billboard country singles chart
    Oct 10, 1981
    Alabama performs "Feels So Right" and "Love In The First Degree" on TV's syndicated "Hee Haw." Songwriter Harlan Howard does a medley of his hits: "She Called Me Baby," "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down," "Heartaches By The Number," "The Key's In The Mailbox," "Busted" and "I Fall To Pieces"
    Oct 10, 1981
    Governor Fob Jones declares William Lee Golden Day in Alabama as Golden hosts the Harvest Jam in Brewton, with The Oak Ridge Boys, Alabama, The Charlie Daniels Band, Delbert McClinton and Sylvia
    Oct 11, 1981
    Willie Nelson records "Always On My Mind" and "Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning" at his Pedernales Studio outside of Austin, Texas
    Oct 11, 1981
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Bobby Braddock and the late Ray Whitley. Braddock is noted for George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and Tammy Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E." Whitley wrote Gene Autry's theme song, "Back In The Saddle Again"
    Oct 12, 1981
    Barbara Mandrell becomes the first act to win consecutive Entertainer of the Year awards from the Country Music Association during its 15th annual show at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. Mandrell, who co-hosts with Mac Davis, also wins Female Vocalist of the Year
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