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    • Oct 6, 1986
    "You're Gone" songwriter Paul Williams starts a week-long stint on "The New Hollywood Squares" with Dack Rambo, Doris Roberts and Rich Little
    Oct 6, 1986
    Fiddler Art Wooten dies in Sparta, North Carolina. A former member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, he played on Monroe's version of "Orange Blossom Special"
    Oct 7, 1986
    Dolly Parton nets a platinum album from the RIAA for her "Greatest Hits"
    Oct 7, 1986
    The Judds snag a platinum album from the RIAA, for "Rockin' With The Rhythm"
    Oct 8, 1986
    Columbia releases The O'Kanes' self-titled debut album
    Oct 9, 1986
    Bill Anderson and his wife, Becky, are awarded $1.2 million by a Nashville jury for injuries she sustained in a 1984 accident. The other driver's damages are later reduced to $825,000
    Oct 10, 1986
    Randy Travis earns his first gold album from the RIAA, for "Storms Of Life"
    Oct 10, 1986
    The Bellamy Brothers score a gold album from the RIAA for their "Greatest Hits"
    Oct 10, 1986
    Kathleen Turner and Nicolas Cage star as the movie "Peggy Sue Got Married" debuts in theaters. The picture features music by Buddy Holly and Dion & The Belmonts, and inspires Tony Arata to write the Garth Brooks hit "The Dance"
    Oct 11, 1986
    Eddie Rabbitt and Juice Newton share the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart with "Both To Each Other (Friends & Lovers)"
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