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  • Oct 2, 1966
    Several hundred hippies protest the criminalization of LSD with a Love Pageant Rally in San Francisco's Panhandle Park. Janis Joplin, who will record "Me And Bobby McGee," drinks cheap wine at the event's periphery
    Oct 3, 1966
    Capitol issues Merle Haggard's album "Swinging Doors And The Bottle Let Me Down"
    Oct 3, 1966
    "The Roger Miller Show" features folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary and New York Mets manager Casey Stengel in the NBC prime-time lineup
    Oct 3, 1966
    Filming begins in Hollywood for the movie "What Am I Bid?" Leroy Van Dyke performs "Auctioneer" in the picture, which also features Tex Ritter, Faron Young, Darrell McCall, Johnny Sea and Al Hirt
    Oct 3, 1966
    Decca releases Wilma Burgess' original version of "Misty Blue"
    Oct 3, 1966
    "Last Train To Clarksville" is featured in "Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers," the fourth episode of NBC's "The Monkees." The song ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 3, 1966
    Elvis Presley begins filming "Easy Come, Easy Go" in Los Angeles
    Oct 5, 1966
    Ned Miller records "Heart, We Did All That We Could." Within months, a cover version becomes a hit for Capitol labelmate Jean Shepard
    Oct 5, 1966
    Loretta Lynn records "Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)" during an afternoon session at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
    Oct 6, 1966
    Tim Rushlow is born in Arlington, Texas. He becomes the lead singer of Little Texas, a six-man harmony group that earns consistent success in the early-1990s. He later adds a 2001 solo hit and forms another group in 2002, Rushlow

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