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Oct 14, 1997
Sammy Kershaw files a $2-million slander suit against Des Moines nightclub Super Toad over a dispute in September. Kershaw declined to perform when he was not paid prior to the show, and the manager told the local paper the singer pulled a gun
Oct 16, 1997
The Oak Ridge Boys' Richard Sterban is singled out in The Tennessean as "a walking, singing fashion show." "I think," he says, "I'm the only person doing what I do who wears Versace onstage"
Oct 18, 1997
Six days after John Denver's death, Vince Gill honors the singer by performing "Take Me Home, Country Roads" on the Grand Ole Opry
Oct 20, 1997
Wynonna Judd sings four songs from the roof of The Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville to promote the release of her album "The Other Side." Among the numbers: "No One Else On Earth," "Girls With Guitars" and her new single, "When Love Starts Talkin'"
Oct 22, 1997
During a book signing for "Cash: The Autobiography," Johnny Cash attracts about 400 people to Nashville's Davis-Kidd Booksellers, including George Jones, Ralph Emery, Tom T. Hall and Billy Ray Cyrus
Oct 23, 1997
Barbara Mandrell performs her final concert, billed as "The Last Dance," at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. She plans to become an actress full-time. Reba McEntire attends, providing emotional support backstage
Oct 24, 1997
Songwriter Bob DiPiero files for divorce from Pam Tillis in Nashville, citing irreconcilable differences. Among his credits: Vince Gill's "Worlds Apart," Reba McEntire's "Little Rock" and George Strait's "Blue Clear Sky"
Oct 26, 1997
The Rolling Stones and opener Sheryl Crow perform for 44,000 people at Nashville's Vanderbilt Stadium. In the crowd: Joe Diffie, Ronnie Dunn, Gregg Hubbard, Lee Roy Parnell, Travis Tritt, Marty Stuart, Chet Atkins, Michael Peterson and Terry McBride
Oct 29, 1997
Johnny Cash checks in at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, where he's diagnosed with a rare disease called Shy-Drager syndrome
Oct 31, 1997
Pat Quigley calls Garth Brooks at home and identifies himself as the new president of Capitol Nashville, clearing the way for the release of Brooks' "Sevens." Brooks had refused to release the album as long as Scott Hendricks headed the label
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