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    • Oct 9, 1961
    Decca releases Kitty Wells' "Day Into Night"
    Oct 10, 1961
    Tennessee Ernie Ford picks up his second gold album from the RIAA, for "Spirituals." It includes a version of "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)"
    Oct 11, 1961
    As a member of the club band The Apollos, Lee Greenwood is invited for the first time to participate in a USO trip, performing for servicemen in Alaska
    Oct 15, 1961
    Elvis Presley records "Good Luck Charm" in Nashville at RCA Studio B
    Oct 16, 1961
    Guitarist Wanda Vick is born in Montevallo, Alabama. She joins the all-female band Wild Rose, which nets a minor hit in 1989 with "Breaking New Ground"
    Oct 16, 1961
    Decca releases Patsy Cline's "Crazy"
    Oct 17, 1961
    "Elvis' Golden Records" earns an RIAA-certified gold album for Elvis Presley
    Oct 20, 1961
    Bob Dylan records his self-titled debut album. It begins a lengthy career in which he writes such country hits as Johnny Cash's "It Ain't Me, Babe," Garth Brooks' "To Make You Feel My Love" and Judy Rodman's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
    Oct 21, 1961
    Patsy Cline returns to the Grand Ole Opry, performing without crutches for the first time on the show since a July auto accident that nearly took her life. She gives her first Opry performance of her new release, "Crazy"
    Oct 21, 1961
    Jimmy Dean records "To A Sleeping Beauty," written by comedian Jackie Gleason
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