Oct 30, 1993

Two years after opening his own theater, Ray Stevens delivers his last regular Branson, Missouri, concert

Oct 30, 1993

Bob Atcher dies at his home in Prospect, Kentucky. Mayor of Schaumburg, Illinois, from 1959-1975, he spent most of his career on Chicago radio stations, where he worked on "The National Barn Dance," while scoring several national hits

Oct 30, 1992

Entertainment Weekly cites Garth Brooks and MCA producer Tony Brown among "The 101 Most Influential People In Entertainment Today"

Oct 30, 1992

Arista releases Whitney Houston's pop remake of the Dolly Parton-penned ballad "I Will Always Love You"

Oct 30, 1992

Roy Acuff enters Nashville's Baptist Hospital with complications from congestive heart disease. He never leaves the hospital

Oct 30, 1990

Ferlin Husky leaves Nashville's Baptist Hospital, where he's undergone a heart bypass. On hand to celebrate his recovery are Brenda Lee, Chet Atkins, Johnny Russell, Jean Shepard, Skeeter Davis, Jack Greene, Connie Smith and Bill Anderson

Oct 30, 1990

MCA releases Jimmy Buffett's album "Feeding Frenzy"

Oct 30, 1990

Garth Brooks' album "No Fences" is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA

Oct 30, 1990

Jimmy Dean's wife of 40 years, Mary Sue Dean, files for divorce in New Jersey after accusing the singer and sausage king of having an affair with Nashville singer Donna Meade. She asks for $612,000 a year; he offers $120,000

Oct 30, 1990

Don Gibson undergoes hip-replacement surgery at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital