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Oct 15, 1971
Rick Nelson angers a Madison Square Garden audience by singing new material during an oldies concert. The incident inspires him to write "Garden Party," which Johnny Lee later reprises as "Country Party." Also on the concert bill are Chuck Berry and Gary "U.S." Bonds
Oct 16, 1971
Lynn Anderson's "How Can I Unlove You" begins a three-week run at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Oct 16, 1971
Freddie Hart sings "Easy Loving" and "My Hang-Up Is You" as he makes his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
Oct 16, 1971
Conway Twitty performs "Hello Darlin'" and Loretta Lynn sings "I Wanna Be Free" on the week's edition of "Hee Haw"
Oct 17, 1971
Loretta Lynn plays a benefit for the Judge Frank Fisher Wheelchair Club at Zorah Temple in Terre Haute, Indiana
Oct 17, 1971
'N Sync's Chris Kirkpatrick is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group joins Alabama when the country band records a successful remake of 'N Sync's own "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You"
Oct 18, 1971
Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass record an instrumental version of The Statler Brothers' "Flowers On The Wall" at Nashville's RCA Studio B. The track earns a Grammy nomination in 1973
Oct 19, 1971
Tammy Wynette is treated and released from Lakeland General Hospital in Florida after losing control of her car and ramming a palm tree
Oct 19, 1971
"The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" airs from Hawaii, with "Hawaii 5-0" star Jack Lord, plus Anne Murray, Jerry Reed and The Smothers Brothers
Oct 20, 1971
Rapper Snoop Dogg is born in Long Beach, California. He improbably becomes a Country Music Association awards nominee in 2012 after joining Willie Nelson, Jamey Johnson and Kris Kristofferson on "Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die"
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