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  • Oct 23, 1999
    Sandy Rosas, the wife of Los Lobos' Cesar Rosas, is reported missing from their Los Angeles home. Her half-brother is eventually convicted of killing her. Los Lobos' "Will The Wolf Survive" is ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 23, 1999
    Garth Brooks sings "We Shall Be Free" during the "Concert Of The Century" at the White House in Washington, D.C. Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow and  Aretha Franklin also appear, and John Mellencamp leads a finale of "This Land Is Your Land," joined by Brooks, 'N Sync, Lenny Kravitz and B.B. King
    Oct 24, 1999
    Five years after she was nominated for a CMA award, Patti LaBelle sings the national anthem before game 2 of the World Series at Turner Field in Atlanta. The New York Yankees beat the Braves, 7-2
    Oct 24, 1999
    Lorrie Morgan sings the national anthem before the Pop Secret 400 at the North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham. Jeff Burton wins the NASCAR event
    Oct 24, 1999
    Clint Black and Mac Davis are guests on the animated TV series "King Of The Hill"
    Oct 25, 1999
    Former "Hee Haw" comic Gordie Tapp is awarded the Order of Ontario in Canada
    Oct 25, 1999
    Steel guitar player Earl "Joaquin" Murphey dies of cancer in Los Angeles. The West Coast swing musician contributed to hits by Merle Travis, Spade Cooley, Tex Williams and The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Oct 25, 1999
    Brooks & Dunn pick up a gold album from the RIAA for "Tight Rope"
    Oct 25, 1999
    During a show at New York's Town Hall, Merle Haggard dedicates "Ramblin' Fever" to Bill and Hillary Clinton, expected to relocate to run for office. Jokes Hag: "I've been thinking about moving to New York and running for mayor"
    Oct 26, 1999
    Blue Eye releases the Dolly Parton album "The Grass Is Blue"

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