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    • Oct 14, 1974
    Eddie Rabbitt records "I Should Have Married You" and "Forgive And Forget" at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville
    Oct 14, 1974
    "Country Bumpkin" comes up a double-winner in the eighth annual Country Music Association awards, the first held at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. "Bumpkin" brings Single of the Year to Cal Smith and Song of the Year to songwriter Don Wayne
    Oct 14, 1974
    Olivia Newton-John collects a gold album from the RIAA, for "Let Me Be There"
    Oct 14, 1974
    Decca record producer Owen Bradley and Pee Wee King enter the Country Music Hall Of Fame during the first Country Music Association awards ceremony held at the Grand Ole Opry House
    Oct 14, 1974
    The Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines is born in Lubbock, Texas. Her feisty lead vocals provide a base for the trio, one of country's biggest acts from 1997-2003, until her offhand comment about the president derails the band's mainstream standing. The group rebrands as The Chicks in 2020
    Oct 15, 1974
    Charley Pride sings the national anthem before a World Series game at Oakland Coliseum, where the A's defeat the Dodgers, 3-2
    Oct 17, 1974
    "I am in love with country music!": Tony Randall's character, Felix Unger, on ABC's "The Odd Couple" has his band renamed as Red River Unger & The Saddle Sores, as they play "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" at a private party. The episode also includes a brief version of "Jingle! Jangle! Jingle!"
    Oct 17, 1974
    "Benji," a movie about a dog, opens in theaters. Charlie Rich performs the title track, "Benji's Theme - I Feel Love"
    Oct 17, 1974
    The first episode of PBS-TV's "Austin City Limits" is filmed, with Willie Nelson on board as the inaugural guest
    Oct 17, 1974
    Loretta Lynn performs at the Northwest Washington Fair in Lynden, Washington, her first appearance in the town in 14 years. In her previous appearance, she won a singing contest for the first time
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