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    • Oct 8, 1968
    Former Grand Ole Opry general manager Harry Stone dies at Millers Hospital-Clinic in Nashville following a stroke
    Oct 9, 1968
    King Records is sold to Starday, seven months after the death of King founder Syd Nathan. Among the master tapes changing hands are recordings by Moon Mullican, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas and The Delmore Brothers
    Oct 10, 1968
    Roger Miller performs the fiddle classic "Orange Blossom Special" during a return engagement on NBC's "The Dean Martin Show"
    Oct 11, 1968
    Roni Stoneman, of The Stoneman Family, marries George Hemrick--her second husband--in Nashville
    Oct 12, 1968
    Glen Campbell's "Gentle On My Mind" hits #1 on the Billboard country albums chart
    Oct 12, 1968
    John Sebastian leaves The Lovin' Spoonful for a solo career. Two years earlier, the pop band earned a hit with "Nashville Cats," deemed one of the 500 all-time greatest country singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 13, 1968
    Marty Robbins finishes 12th driving a 1967 Dodge Charger at the National 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
    Oct 14, 1968
    Jeannie C. Riley sings "Harper Valley P.T.A." as NBC-TV airs "The Bob Hope Special"
    Oct 14, 1968
    Capitol releases Merle Haggard's "I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am"
    Oct 14, 1968
    Bobbie Gentry guests a second time on CBS-TV's "The Carol Burnett Show"
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