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    • Dec 10, 1965
    Leroy Van Dyke performs "Walk On By" and "Auctioneer" on "The Jimmy Dean Show" as the ABC series broadcasts live from Hollywood. Other guests include Jerry Vale, comedian Milton Berle and guitarist Joe Maphis
    Feb 5, 1966
    Leroy Van Dyke's five-year-old son, Ray Van Dyke, dies when he falls through the ice on a lake near the family home
    Mar 11, 1966
    "Walk On By" singer Leroy Van Dyke attends a Nashville dinner that marks the start of a fundraising campaign to support construction of the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Oct 3, 1966
    Filming begins in Hollywood for the movie "What Am I Bid?" Leroy Van Dyke performs "Auctioneer" in the picture, which also features Tex Ritter, Faron Young, Darrell McCall, Johnny Sea and Al Hirt
    Jul 28, 1967
    "What Am I Bid?" has its world premiere at the Paramount Theater in Nashville. Leroy Van Dyke stars in the picture, also featuring Tex Ritter, Faron Young, Johnny Sea, Darrell McCall and Al Hirt
    Sep 17, 1968
    Funeral services are held in Nashville for Roy Orbison's two sons, Dewayne and Tony Orbison, who died in a fire three days earlier. In attendance are Roy Acuff, Tex Ritter, Leroy Van Dyke and manager Wesley Rose
    Mar 25, 1972
    Connie Smith and Leroy Van Dyke take part in a telethon in Springfield, Missouri, that raises $226,000 for cerebral palsy
    Jun 25, 1980
    Leroy and Gladys Van Dyke are married
    May 4, 1984
    Leroy Van Dyke serves as marshal of the firefighters parade during the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia
    Nov 1, 1994
    As the magazine celebrates its 100th anniversary, Billboard names Whitney Houston's version of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" the #1 pop single of the century. Leroy Van Dyke's "Walk On By" is the top country single, and Garth Brooks' "No Fences" the top country album
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