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    • Oct 17, 1977
    "The Johnny Cash Christmas Special" is filmed at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House with guests June Carter, Roy Clark, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, The Statler Brothers and Carl Perkins, who sings "Blue Suede Shoes"
    Oct 17, 1977
    MCA releases "Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits"
    Oct 17, 1976
    Bass player Ernie Newton dies in Nashville. He graced Red Foley's "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy," Hank Snow's "I'm Moving On," Kitty Wells' "Makin' Believe," Webb Pierce's "In The Jailhouse Now" and Johnny & Jack's "Poison Love," among others
    Oct 17, 1975
    BMI chief Frances Preston receives the Metronome Award during a Country Music Association banquet at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville
    Oct 17, 1975
    The Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb marries Yvonne Spencely, his second wife. Eight years later, his name appears as a co-writer on three Kenny Rogers country hits
    Oct 17, 1974
    "I am in love with country music!": Tony Randall's character, Felix Unger, on ABC's "The Odd Couple" has his band renamed as Red River Unger & The Saddle Sores, as they play "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" at a private party. The episode also includes a brief version of "Jingle! Jangle! Jingle!"
    Oct 17, 1974
    "Benji," a movie about a dog, opens in theaters. Charlie Rich performs the title track, "Benji's Theme - I Feel Love"
    Oct 17, 1974
    The first episode of PBS-TV's "Austin City Limits" is filmed, with Willie Nelson on board as the inaugural guest
    Oct 17, 1974
    Loretta Lynn performs at the Northwest Washington Fair in Lynden, Washington, her first appearance in the town in 14 years. In her previous appearance, she won a singing contest for the first time
    Oct 17, 1973
    In a ruling in Nice, France, Keith Richards is banned from entering the country for two years in connection with a 1971 drug bust. He played on The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women," ranked in a CMF book among country's greatest singles
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