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    • Oct 9, 1971
    Songwriter Kim Williams and his wife, Phyllis, are married. He writes Garth Brooks' "Ain't Going Down (Til The Sun Comes Up)," Randy Travis' "Three Wooden Crosses" and Reba McEntire's "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter"
    Oct 9, 1971
    Comedian George "Goober" Lindsey makes an appearance on "Hee Haw," hosted by Roy Clark and Buck Owens, who performs "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms"
    Oct 9, 1971
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts 19 new members, including Jenny Lou Carson, Wilf Carter, Zeke Clements, Jimmie Davis, The Delmore Brothers, Al Dexter, Vaughn Horton, Bradley Kincaid, Bill Monroe, Bob Nolan, Tex Ritter, Tim Spencer and Jimmy Wakely
    Oct 10, 1971
    Charley Pride wins Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year at the fifth annual Country Music Association awards, held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Tennessee Ernie Ford hosts the event for the third year in a row
    Oct 10, 1971
    Columbia Records pioneer Art Satherley joins the Country Music Hall Of Fame during the fifth annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. As a producer, Satherley worked with Bill Monroe, Gene Autry, Roy Acuff and others
    Oct 10, 1971
    Marty Robbins finishes 37th driving a 1969 Dodge in the National 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
    Oct 11, 1971
    Thieves break into the home of The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards and steal 11 guitars. The group's "Honky Tonk Women" is named in 2003 among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 12, 1971
    Gene Vincent dies of a bleeding ulcer in Los Angeles. The rockabilly pioneer earned a pop and country hit with his 1956 recording of "Be-Bop-A-Lula"
    Oct 14, 1971
    Pat Boone and his daughter, Debby Boone, guest on NBC's "The Flip Wilson Show"
    Oct 14, 1971
    A New York Post column tells the story of a convict who asks his wife to put a marker on a tree if she wants him back following his release in prison. It inspires "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree," a pop hit for Tony Orlando and a country success for Johnny Carver
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