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    • Oct 16, 1984
    Banjo player Don Reno dies from circulation problems in Charlottesville, Virginia. With partner Red Smiley, Reno & Smiley had created a significant bluegrass duo in 1950 which reached its peak in the late '50s and early '60s
    Oct 18, 1984
    A Memphis jury acquits Jerry Lee Lewis of tax evasion after prosecutors fail to prove he hid income from 1975-1980. The IRS insists it will continue to push The Killer to pay more than $600,000 it says he still owes
    Oct 18, 1984
    Mickey Gilley is honored with a star at 6922 Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
    Oct 19, 1984
    Willie Nelson is the first country artist to receive triple-platinum albums from the RIAA, recognizing three million shipments each of "Stardust" and "Always On My Mind"
    Oct 20, 1984
    Conway Twitty rises to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "I Don't Know A Thing About Love (The Moon Song)"
    Oct 20, 1984
    David Frizzell & Shelly West join Cliffie Stone and Kenny Price on TV's "Hee Haw"
    Oct 20, 1984
    Barbi Benton guests on the CBS series "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer"
    Oct 20, 1984
    "Everybody's Grandpa: Fifty Years Behind The Mike," co-written with Charles Wolfe, is issued on Grandpa Jones' 71st birthday
    Oct 21, 1984
    Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale engage in a presidential debate in Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium. At the same time, the facility's music hall features a concert with Ricky Skaggs, George Strait, Ronnie Milsap and Merle Haggard
    Oct 22, 1984
    The Doobie Brothers' "Best Of The Doobies" earns a quintuple-platinum album from the RIAA, while "Minute By Minute" goes triple-platinum. Both feature drummer Keith Knudsen, who has become a founding member of country's Southern Pacific
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