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Oct 1, 1960
After several years of renting, Harlan and Jan Howard move into their first house in Nashville, thanks to the royalties from his songwriting, including the hits "Heartaches By The Number" and "Above And Beyond"
Oct 1, 1960
RCA releases Elvis Presley's "G.I. Blues" soundtrack
Oct 3, 1960
"The Andy Griffith Show" debuts on CBS. Set in Mayberry, North Carolina, it runs eight years and features The Dillards, a bluegrass band that influences The Eagles, as a recurring TV group The Darlings, beginning in 1963
Oct 4, 1960
Shooting is completed for Elvis Presley's western movie "Flaming Star," co-starring Barbara Eden, in Thousand Oaks, California
Oct 4, 1960
Keyboard player Gregg Hubbard is born in Orlando, Florida. He joins Mark Miller in starting Sawyer Brown, a five-man act that breaks out of "Star Search" in the 1980s, becoming one of country's most energetic live bands
Oct 4, 1960
Jim Reeves cuts "The Blizzard" in a late-night session at Nashville's RCA Studio B
Oct 5, 1960
Roy Acuff arrives in Frankfurt, Germany, for a USO tour that keeps him in Europe for more than two months
Oct 8, 1960
Buck Owens makes his Grand Ole Opry debut at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
Oct 11, 1960
Skeeter Davis records "My Last Date (With You)," a vocal version of Floyd Cramer's "Last Date," with words provided by Davis and Boudleaux Bryant
Oct 13, 1960
Hank Locklin records "From Here To There To You" at RCA Studio B in Nashville
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