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    • Oct 1, 1996
    Reba McEntire's haircut makes the front page of The Tennessean. Her bountiful locks had become a trademark, and the new, shorter 'do will make its national debut during the Country Music Association awards
    Oct 1, 1996
    Curb releases David Kersh's debut album, "Goodnight Sweetheart"
    Oct 2, 1996
    Merle Haggard is the subject of a three-hour pay-per-view special from the Las Vegas Hilton. Guests include Willie Nelson, Dick Clark, Jewel, Connie Smith and Dwight Yoakam, who joins Haggard on "Swinging Doors"
    Oct 2, 1996
    George Strait takes three trophies during the 30th annual Country Music Association awards, aired by CBS from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Strait wins Male Vocalist of the Year; Album, for "Blue Clear Sky"; and Single, for "Check Yes Or No"
    Oct 2, 1996
    Buck Owens, Ray Price and Patsy Montana enter the Country Music Hall of Fame during the Country Music Association Awards, held at the Grand Ole Opry House
    Oct 3, 1996
    Eight artists are inducted into the Walkway of Stars at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville: Bryan White, Suzy Bogguss, guitarist James Burton, Tracy Byrd, Lane Brody, Sawyer Brown, Lucille Starr and Yodeling Slim Clark
    Oct 3, 1996
    Alabama records "Sad Lookin' Moon"
    Oct 4, 1996
    The Dixie Chicks sing the national anthem at the Ballpark in Arlington when the Texas Rangers host the first home playoff game in the team's history. The New York Yankees win, 3-2
    Oct 4, 1996
    Vince Gill earns a gold album from the RIAA for "High Lonesome Sound"
    Oct 4, 1996
    Conway Twitty's widow, Dee Jenkins, and his children file separate papers in a Nashville court, with both sides claiming full rights to his songs, plus the Twitty Bird logo--all valued at $3.8 million. The children eventually secure the rights
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