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Oct 11, 1982

Lefty Frizzell, Marty Robbins and music publisher Roy Horton enter the Country Music Hall Of Fame during the 16th annual Country Music Association awards at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville

Oct 11, 1982

Alabama wins three honors--Entertainer, Vocal Group and Instrumental Group of the Year--from the Country Music Association during its 16th annual awards at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville

Oct 16, 1982

Singer/songwriter Doyle Wilburn dies in Nashville. Along with younger sibling Teddy, The Wilburn Brothers were longtime members of the Grand Ole Opry and recorded for Decca Records, where they mounted nearly 15 hits from 1954-1966

Oct 17, 1982

Alcyone Bate Beasley dies from a stroke at Nashville Memorial Hospital. The daughter of Dr. Humphrey Bate, she sang with his band The Possum Hunters in the early days of the Grand Ole Opry. She also provided harmony vocals on Ernest Tubb's version of "Blue Christmas"

Oct 21, 1982

Bill Monroe headlines a $25-a-ticket fundraiser for Tennessee senator Jim Sasser at the Nashville Palace

Oct 23, 1982

Hoyt Hawkins dies following a heart attack at his home in Nashville. In 1950, Hawkins joined The Jordanaires, a vocal quartet that provided background to records by Kenny Rogers, Jimmy Dean, Elvis Presley, Tammy Wynette and others, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001

Oct 29, 1982

Alabama makes its Grand Ole Opry debut

Nov 10, 1982

Joe Galante is named the successor to Jerry Bradley at RCA Records

Nov 11, 1982

Jan Howard is co-grand marshal of the Veterans Day Parade in Nashville

Dec 2, 1982

Marty Robbins undergoes a coronary bypass at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital

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