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  • Oct 23, 1986
    "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" songwriter Smokey Robinson sings the national anthem at Boston's Fenway Park, where the Red Sox beat the New York Mets, 4-2, in a World Series game
    Oct 24, 1986
    RCA releases Eddie Rabbitt's "Gotta Have You"
    Oct 25, 1986
    Crystal Gayle reaches #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with her remake of a pop standard, "Cry"
    Oct 25, 1986
    "The Boxer" songwriter Paul Simon performs the national anthem at Shea Stadium in New York, where the Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox, 6-5 in 10 innings, during game 6 of the World Series
    Oct 25, 1986
    Loretta Lynn is Roy Clark's co-host for the week on "Hee Haw." Their musical guests include Mickey Gilley, John Hartford, George Hamilton IV and The Whites
    Oct 25, 1986
    Mark Knopfler breaks his collarbone in a celebrity race before the Australian Grand Prix. The Dire Straits guitarist finds success as a country songwriter when his songs are covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Highway 101 and John Anderson
    Oct 26, 1986
    Michael O'Donoghue, the composer of Dolly Parton's "Single Women," marries "Saturday Night Live" piano player Cheryl Hardwick
    Oct 26, 1986
    Southeastern Louisiana University, of Hammond, dedicates the Jimmie Davis Room, providing a home for the former governor's saddle, chair, guitar and archives
    Oct 26, 1986
    Eddie Rabbitt has a son, Tommy
    Oct 27, 1986
    Bobby Helms donates a guitar and stage outfit to the Country Music Hall of Fame on Music Row in Nashville

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