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Oct 5, 1982
The California Angels, owned by country legend Gene Autry, begin their second postseason with an 8-3 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers at Anaheim Stadium. Don Baylor is the game's star with 5 RBI
Oct 22, 1982
Drummer Jim Gordon, plagued by voices in his head, checks into a Los Angeles hospital for assistance. Gordon played on country classics by Glen Campbell, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings
Nov 21, 1982
Just months after Gail Davies nabbed a minor country hit with her song "You Turn Me On I'm A Radio," singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell gets married to bass player Larry Klein in Malibu, California
Dec 17, 1982
Karen Carpenter, of The Carpenters, makes her last concert appearance at a school in Sherman Oaks, California. The Carpenters earned a country hit in 1978 with the Juice Newton-penned "Sweet Sweet Smile"
Jan 17, 1983
Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind" wins Favorite Album in both the pop and country genres at the American Music Awards, while Kenny Rogers takes home two trophies, plus a special Award of Merit. Also winning: Alabama and Barbara Mandrell
Jan 21, 1983
Lamar Williams, bass player with The Allman Brothers Band, dies of cancer at the Veterans Hospital in Los Angeles. Five years earlier, the group was namechecked in a Conway Twitty hit, "Boogie Grass Band"
Jan 29, 1983
Stevie Nicks, of the pop group Fleetwood Mac, marries Kim Anderson in her Los Angeles home. Some 20 years later, her song "Landslide" becomes a country hit for The Dixie Chicks
Feb 4, 1983
Karen Carpenter, of The Carpenters, dies from anorexia nervosa at her parents' home in Downey, California. Primarily a pop act, The Carpenters did earn a Top 10 country hit in 1978 by recording "Sweet, Sweet Smile," written by Juice Newton
Feb 17, 1983
Linda Ronstadt, Dave Mason and Chaka Khan hold a skate party at Los Angeles' Flippers to raise money for Jerry Brown's presidential campaign
Feb 19, 1983
Kris Kristofferson marries Lisa Meyers at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California
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