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Oct 12, 1980
The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter ("Goodnight Irene"), Mickey Newbury ("Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings"), Ben Peters ("Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'") and Ray Stevens ("Everything Is Beautiful")
Oct 13, 1980
Johnny Cash, concert promoter Connie B. Gay and The Sons Of The Pioneers join the Country Music Hall of Fame during the 14th annual Country Music Association awards at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville
Oct 13, 1980
George Jones wins two times during the 14th annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. He earns Male Vocalist and Single of the Year for "He Stopped Loving Her Today," which also wins Song of the Year
Oct 18, 1980
Barbara Mandrell performs a sold-out pops concert with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, becoming the first country artist to headline a show at the new Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Oct 19, 1980
Bass player Kelby Ray is born in Nashville. He becomes a founding member of The Cadillac Three, mixing blues/rock with country. The trio nabs a 2015 Academy of Country Music nomination for Vocal Event of the Year with "The South"
Oct 21, 1980
Taping begins for "A Johnny Cash Christmas" at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. Guests for the CBS shoot include Roy Clark, Mac Davis, Larry Gatlin and June Carter Cash
Oct 27, 1980
Conway Twitty records "Tight Fittin' Jeans" in an overnight session at Nashville's Woodland Sound Studio
Oct 28, 1980
Conway Twitty records "Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night" in a late-night session in Nashville at the Woodland Sound Studios
Dec 3, 1980
Ronnie Milsap records "Am I Losing You" for his Jim Reeves tribute album, "Out Where The Bright Lights Are Glowing," at Nashville's Woodland Sound Studio
Dec 20, 1980
Jack Stapp dies in Nashville. A longtime program director for WSM Radio, where he worked with the Grand Ole Opry, he also co-wrote "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" and co-founded Tree Music Publishing, one of Music City's first publishers. He joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989
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