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Oct 14, 1992
John Denver begins a landmark tour of China--the biggest concert series by a Western artist allowed by the nation's government at the time
Oct 15, 1992
Trisha Yearwood appears on "Arsenio," the same date she had originally been slated for "The Tonight Show" before she was bumped. Manager Ken Kragen claims "The Tonight Show" talent booker has created a war between the two programs. The booker eventually loses her job in the aftermath
Oct 15, 1992
Charlie Williams dies of cancer in Nashville. He wrote Bobby Bare's 1963 recording "500 Miles Away From Home"
Oct 16, 1992
Lynn Anderson begins serving a two-day jail sentence in Nashville for cursing at her kids during a court-ordered visit in the midst of a custody battle with ex-husband Harold Stream. Anderson sings to her cellmates, who choose "Rocky Top" over "Rose Garden" as their favorite
Oct 16, 1992
Barbara Mandrell's tour bus catches fire in North Dakota
Oct 16, 1992
Mary Chapin Carpenter performs "You Ain't Going Nowhere" with Rosanne Cash and Shawn Colvin at "The Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Celebration" at New York's Madison Square Garden. Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and June Carter also join a lengthy list of acts
Oct 17, 1992
Randy Travis hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "If I Didn't Have You"
Oct 17, 1992
Roy Acuff sings "Wabash Cannonball" during the last Saturday night appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in his life
Oct 17, 1992
Billy Ray Cyrus performs the national anthem at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, where the Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1. The Atlanta Journal says: "Unofficially, it was the first time the pelvic thrust was brought into 'The Star-Spangled Banner' for a World Series game"
Oct 17, 1992
Johnny Paycheck is forced to cancel two benefit concerts after he's hospitalized for a recurrence of emphysema in Eureka, California
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