Oct 4, 1995

Roger Miller and longtime CMA executive Jo Walker-Meador are added to the Country Music Hall of Fame during the Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House

Oct 4, 1995

Alison Krauss wins four times in the 29th annual Country Music Association awards, aired on CBS from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House: Female Vocalist of the Year; the Horizon Award; Vocal Event; and Single, for "When You Say Nothing At All"

Oct 5, 1995

Five performers are inducted into the Walkway of Stars in the lobby of Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Joe Diffie, Kathy Mattea, Martina McBride and John Michael Montgomery

Oct 6, 1995

Former Garth Brooks guitarist Ty England makes his solo debut on the Grand Ole Opry. The same night, Jerry Springer appears on the show to promote his country album, "Dr. Talk"

Oct 7, 1995

The Beach Boys conduct overdub sessions for "The Warmth Of The Sun," their collaboration with Willie Nelson, at Nashville's Sound Stage

Oct 10, 1995

A former female employee files a sexual harassment suit against Dale Morris, manager of Alabama, Confederate Railroad and Kenny Chesney

Oct 11, 1995

Kix Brooks beats duet partner Ronnie Dunn at the Mark Collie Celebrity Race for Diabetes at the Nashville Speedway. Also on the track: Tim Rushlow, Billy Ray Cyrus, Faith Hill, T. Graham Brown, Tanya Tucker and Tracy Lawrence

Oct 13, 1995

Arista signs BR5-49 to its first recording contract

Oct 17, 1995

Twelve-year-old Adriane Nicole Dickerson is shot to death in a supermarket parking lot in Nashville. The tragedy inspires Vince Gill to write "Pretty Little Adriana"

Oct 18, 1995

Patty Loveless records "You Can Feel Bad" and "She Drew A Broken Heart" at Woodland Sound Studio in Nashville