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    • Oct 19, 1968
    Southern comedian Rodney Carrington is born in Longview, Texas. He has three albums certified gold or platinum by the RIAA
    Oct 19, 1968
    Glen Campbell becomes the first artist in history to occupy four of the Top 5 positions on the Billboard country albums chart in the same week: "Gentle On My Mind," #1; "Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell," #2; "By The Time I Get To Phoenix," #4; and "A New Place In The Sun," #5
    Oct 19, 1968
    Eddy Arnold launches a two-week reign at the top of the Billboard country singles chart with "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
    Oct 21, 1968
    Cal Smith records "I Overlooked An Orchid." Mickey Gilley has a hit with the same song in 1974
    Oct 21, 1968
    The Flying Burrito Brothers, including Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons, record "Sin City" in Los Angeles
    Oct 22, 1968
    Johnny Cash makes the last of seven appearances supporting Republican Arkansas governor Winthrop Rockefeller's re-election campaign, performing in El Dorado
    Oct 22, 1968
    Shelby Lynne is born in Quantico, Virginia. Highly revered by critics for her emotive singing and wide stylistic range, she earns two minor country hits in 1990 but oddly wins the Grammy for Best New Artist 11 years later
    Oct 23, 1968
    Johnny Cash performs at Carnegie Hall in New York. In the audience are Bob Dylan, Judy Collins and Janis Joplin
    Oct 23, 1968
    MGM Pictures releases Elvis Presley's "Live A Little, Love A Little"
    Oct 23, 1968
    Fiddler Duane "Junior" Bryant is born in Pecos Texas. He joins Ricochet, which cops a pair of awards from the Academy of Country Music in 1996, netting such hits as "Daddy's Money," "What Do I Know" and "He Left A Lot To Be Desired"
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