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Oct 15, 1966
Jim Reeves' "Blue Side Of Lonesome" tops the Billboard country singles chart
Oct 15, 1966
Del Reeves joins the Grand Ole Opry, singing "Girl On The Billboard" and "The Belles Of Southern Bell"
Oct 16, 1966
The Stanley Brothers give their final full-length concert in Bean Blossom, Indiana. Carter Stanley dies less than two months later
Oct 17, 1966
The Dillards make their final appearance as the fictitious band The Darlings on CBS' "The Andy Griffith Show," co-starring Don Knotts and George "Goober" Lindsey
Oct 17, 1966
Dazzling and funny: Flamboyant pianist Liberace appears on the NBC variety series "The Roger Miller Show"
Oct 18, 1966
Frank Sinatra records "That's Life" in Hollywood with record producer Jimmy Bowen, who becomes a major Nashville producer
Oct 20, 1966
The movie "Nashville Rebel," starring Waylon Jennings, has its world premiere at the Tennessee Theater in Nashville. The cast includes Sonny James, Tex Ritter, Faron Young, The Wilburn Brothers, Ralph Emery and Loretta Lynn
Oct 22, 1966
Buck Owens begins a four-week ride at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Open Up Your Heart"
Oct 22, 1966
Eddy Arnold, music publisher Jim Denny, Grand Ole Opry founder George D. Hay and Uncle Dave Macon are added to the Country Music Hall Of Fame, with the proceedings airing on ABC-TV's "The Jimmy Dean Show"
Oct 23, 1966
Eddy Arnold appears on "The Andy Williams Show." Also in the NBC program's lineup: Steve Allen and Petula Clark
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