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Oct 17, 1962

Jim Reeves records "When You Are Gone" during an evening session at RCA Studio B in Nashville

Oct 20, 1962

Leroy Van Dyke joins the Grand Ole Opry

Oct 27, 1962

Sonny James joins the Grand Ole Opry

Nov 6, 1962

Jo Walker-Meador is named the executive director of the fledgling Country Music Association, a position she holds for the next 29 years. During her tenure, the CMA establishes the Country Music Hall of Fame, the CMA Awards and Fan Fair

Nov 9, 1962

Roy Acuff becomes the first living artist named to the Country Music Hall Of Fame

Nov 13, 1962

Johnny and Jonie Mosby record their first chart single, "Don't Call Me From A Honky Tonk," at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville

Nov 20, 1962

Jim Reeves records the Dottie West-written "Is This Me?" in the afternoon at Nashville's RCA Studio B

Dec 11, 1962

Brenda Lee's 18th birthday party, in Brentwood, Tennessee, features Mexican food cooked by Grand Ole Opry member Marty Robbins

Dec 14, 1962

Burl Ives records "She Called Me Baby" in the afternoon at the Columbia Studios in Nashville. The song becomes a hit for Charlie Rich a dozen years later

Dec 18, 1962

Bill Anderson records "Still" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville

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