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    • Oct 4, 1996
    Fiddler Jerry Rivers dies at Nashville's Summit Medical Center of cancer. A member of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys from 1949-1951, he played on such classics as "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Hey, Good Lookin'" and "Cold, Cold Heart"
    Oct 5, 1996
    Ty Herndon scores a #1 country single in Billboard with "Living In A Moment"
    Oct 5, 1996
    Neal McCoy holds his second annual East Texas Angel Network benefit at Longview High School's Lobo Coliseum, raising $150,000. His guests include Bryan White and NFL star Troy Aikman
    Oct 5, 1996
    Two days before he begins hosting TNN's "Prime Time Country" full-time, Gary Chapman makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, singing "Finally," a song he wrote that became a country hit for T.G. Sheppard
    Oct 6, 1996
    Lee Greenwood sings the national anthem and "God Bless The U.S.A." at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, where Terry Labonte wins NASCAR's UAW-GM Quality 500
    Oct 6, 1996
    K.T. Oslin, Clint Black, Kathy Mattea, Mandy Barnett and Pam Tillis perform at the annual CARES concert held at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium. The event raises $25,000 for AIDS organizations
    Oct 6, 1996
    Kellogg's puts Clint Black's image on boxes of its "Heart Healthy" line of cereals for the next five weeks
    Oct 6, 1996
    Tim McGraw marries Faith Hill in Rayville, Louisiana, the day of his Swampstock benefit concert. In attendance are fellow artists Mark Collie, Tracy Lawrence, Mark Chesnutt and Jeff Carson
    Oct 6, 1996
    Singer/songwriter Ted Daffan dies from cancer in Houston, Texas. His recording legacy includes such 1940s classics as "Born To Lose," "No Letter Today" and "Headin' Down The Wrong Highway"
    Oct 7, 1996
    The Fox News Channel debuts on American cable. The right-wing station will be referenced in Chris Janson's 2017 country hit "Fix A Drink"
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