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    • Oct 9, 1973
    The Grand Funk single "We're An American Band" is certified gold by the RIAA. It's referenced 35 years later in The Eli Young Band country hit "Always The Love Songs"
    Oct 9, 1973
    Singer/songwriter Tommy Shane Steiner is born in Austin, Texas. Emerging from a rodeo family, he scores a hit with his 2002 debut single, "What If She's An Angel"
    Oct 9, 1973
    Elvis Presley and Priscilla are granted a divorce in Santa Monica. He pays $725,000 cash, plus $6,000 monthly for 10 years and $4,000 monthly in child support
    Oct 10, 1973
    Willie Nelson sings the national anthem when the San Antonio Spurs play their first American Basketball Association game at home at HemisFair Arena. The San Diego Conquistadors win, 126-101
    Oct 12, 1973
    Dolly Parton and Tom T. Hall perform in Carthage, Tennessee, at the dedication of the Cordell Hull Dam and Lake
    Oct 12, 1973
    Ray Price performs "You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" on NBC's "The Dean Martin Show." Lynn Anderson also guests on the episode, which features a celebrity roast of Kirk Douglas
    Oct 12, 1973
    Freddy Weller records "I've Just Got To Know (How Loving You Would Be)"
    Oct 13, 1973
    Johnny Rodriguez arrives at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico"
    Oct 13, 1973
    "Stop And Smell The Roses" songwriter Doc Severinsen makes a guest appearance on "The Bobby Goldsboro Show"
    Oct 13, 1973
    Tanya Tucker sings "Delta Dawn" and "What's Your Mama's Name" on "Hee Haw." Hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark, the installment also features Buddy Alan and George "Goober" Lindsey. Owens and Alan duet on "White Lightning"
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