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Sep 4, 1967

Charles "Smokey" Walker, general manager of Nashville's WKDA-FM, dies in a motorcycle accident, while 10-year-old daughter Michelle sustains minor injuries. He was married to Jo Walker, executive director of the Country Music Association

Sep 5, 1967

Connie Smith records "Burning A Hole In My Mind" and "Baby's Back Again" during a late-night session at RCA Studio B in Nashville

Sep 8, 1967

"Music City, USA," a syndicated TV show, debuts on WSIX in Nashville. Regulars on the series include Bob Luman and Ray Stevens, plus host Jerry Naylor and band leader Bill Pursell

Sep 10, 1967

Jerry Reed sits in on electric guitar as Elvis Presley records "Guitar Man" at Nashville's RCA Studio B

Sep 16, 1967

Jeannie Seely joins the Grand Ole Opry, singing "Don't Touch Me," "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" and "I Fall To Pieces" at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville

Sep 22, 1967

While shooting "The Bill Anderson Show" at the WSIX-TV studios in Nashville, Jan Howard's briefcase falls off the trunk of her car. A man in an Oldsmobile picks it up and drives off, taking her tax records, personal documents and tranquilizers

Sep 28, 1967

There stands the glass: Nashville voters bring the city out of the dark ages, approving the sale of alcohol by the ounce in hotels, restaurants and private clubs. Booze is, of course, one of the hallowed topics of country music

Oct 2, 1967

Johnny Cash records "Rosanna's Going Wild" at the Columbia Recording Studios on Music Row in Nashville

Oct 3, 1967

Chuck Wagon Gang guitarist Howard Gordon, the husband of the group's Anna Carter, dies of a heart attack after taping "The Wilburn Brothers Show" in Nashville. A former member of the Light Crust Doughboys, he'd played with the Chuck Wagon Gang since 1951

Oct 14, 1967

The Grand Ole Opry welcomes three surprise guests: Perry Como, folk singer Phil Harris and baseball player Dizzy Dean

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