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    • Oct 22, 1982
    Drummer Jim Gordon, plagued by voices in his head, checks into a Los Angeles hospital for assistance. Gordon played on country classics by Glen Campbell, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings
    Oct 22, 1982
    Fiddler Bert Layne dies in Kentucky. A member of Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers, he played on the 1926 recording "Bully Of The Town," ranked among country's greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 22, 1982
    Mel Tillis sings the western-swing classic "Stay A Little Longer" during the CBS telecast of "The Dukes Of Hazzard"
    Oct 23, 1982
    The Righteous Brothers appear on TV's "The Glen Campbell Music Show." Campbell reprises "True Grit"
    Oct 23, 1982
    Ronnie Milsap rises to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "He Got You"
    Oct 23, 1982
    "Pop! Goes The Country" host Tom T. Hall opens the week's episode with "Wabash Cannonball," backed by harmonica player Charlie McCoy. Guests include Bill Anderson and Gail Davies, who lip syncs "You Turn Me On I'm A Radio" and "'Round The Clock Lovin'"
    Oct 23, 1982
    Ed Bruce and John Schneider visit the cornfield on "Hee Haw." Other musical guests for the week include Big Al Downing and songwriters Felice & Boudleaux Bryant
    Oct 23, 1982
    Hoyt Hawkins dies following a heart attack at his home in Nashville. In 1950, Hawkins joined The Jordanaires, a vocal quartet that provided background to records by Kenny Rogers, Jimmy Dean, Elvis Presley, Tammy Wynette and others, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
    Oct 25, 1982
    Glen Campbell marries Kimberly Woolen at the North Phoenix Baptist Church in Arizona. Waylon Jennings sings "Amanda" at the reception
    Oct 25, 1982
    Anne Murray gets a gold album from the RIAA for "Christmas Wishes"
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