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Oct 4, 1996
Conway Twitty's widow, Dee Jenkins, and his children file separate papers in a Nashville court, with both sides claiming full rights to his songs, plus the Twitty Bird logo--all valued at $3.8 million. The children eventually secure the rights
Oct 5, 1996
Two days before he begins hosting TNN's "Prime Time Country" full-time, Gary Chapman makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, singing "Finally," a song he wrote that became a country hit for T.G. Sheppard
Oct 6, 1996
K.T. Oslin, Clint Black, Kathy Mattea, Mandy Barnett and Pam Tillis perform at the annual CARES concert held at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium. The event raises $25,000 for AIDS organizations
Oct 8, 1996
Lorianne Crook is injured when her car slams into the wall while practicing for the Mark Collie celebrity race for diabetes in Nashville. She suffers a dislocated shoulder and torn ligaments
Oct 8, 1996
Emmylou Harris leads a benefit at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium for road manager Phil Kaufman, battling prostate cancer. Also appearing: Marty Stuart, Rodney Crowell, Trisha Yearwood, BR5-49, John Prine, Steve Earle and Nanci Griffith
Oct 9, 1996
Mark Collie hosts his third annual Celebrity Race for Diabetes at the Nashville Speedway. Participants include: Faith Hill, The Mavericks, Tanya Tucker, David Lee Murphy, Terri Clark, Tim McGraw, Brooks & Dunn and Tracy Lawrence
Oct 14, 1996
Martina McBride records the vocal part for Jim Brickman's "Valentine" at the Starstruck Recording Studio in Nashville
Oct 15, 1996
Earl Scruggs has hip replacement surgery at Nashville's Baptist Hospital, then suffers a heart attack, requiring quintuple bypass surgery
Oct 19, 1996
John Berry performs "Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye" and "Change My Mind" as he makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
Oct 20, 1996
Sawyer Brown performs the national anthem when the NBA's Utah Jazz plays an exhibition game at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. The Detroit Pistons win, 95-89
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