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Oct 1, 1968
Singer/songwriter Kevin Griffin is born in Atlanta. He's a founding member of the rock trio Better Than Ezra and a writer on the Sugarland country hit "Stuck Like Glue"
Oct 1, 1968
Steel guitarist Little Roy Wiggins, best known for his work on numerous Eddy Arnold hits, presents a guitar to vice president Hubert Humphrey when the Democrat visits Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame
Oct 1, 1968
Elvis Presley attends the funeral for Dewey Phillips, the Memphis disc jockey who first interviewed the singer on the air. Pallbearers include record producer Sam Phillips and Dickey Lee
Oct 1, 1968
Kelly Willis is born in Lawton, Oklahoma. She earns critical acclaim during the 1990s for her traditionally leaning brand of country, receiving a nomination from the Academy of Country Music for Top New Female
Oct 2, 1968
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, The Sons Of The Pioneers and Kate Smith appear on NBC's "The Kraft Music Hall"
Oct 3, 1968
Linda Ronstadt records "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" at TTG Recording Studios in Los Angeles
Oct 4, 1968
Jan Howard records "My Son"--a song dedicated to son Jimmy Howard, who is serving in Vietnam--at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Oct 5, 1968
"Slipping Around" singer Margaret Whiting performs "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, where the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Tigers, 7-3, in a World Series game
Oct 5, 1968
Guitarist and harmonica player Garley Foster dies in Taylorsville, North Carolina. He was a member of The Carolina Tar Heels, a string band that landed two songs on the Smithsonian Institute's influential "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
Oct 6, 1968
The Tennessean reports the Little Jimmy Dickens Smoke House will open on Richard Jones Road in Nashville within the next 60 days
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