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    • Oct 24, 1996
    Berry Gordy Jr. receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Motown Records founder wrote the Jackie Wilson hit "Lonely Teardrops," later re-tooled as a country recording by Narvel Felts
    Oct 25, 1996
    The Jon Lovitz comedy "High School High" opens in movie theaters. Heard among a ton of songs in the picture are The Carpenters' "Top Of The World" and Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy"
    Oct 25, 1996
    Sawyer Brown performs at a political rally for incumbent presidential candidate Bill Clinton in Birmingham, Alabama
    Oct 25, 1996
    Ricky Skaggs is given the keys to Bill Monroe's former locker backstage at the Grand Ole Opry House
    Oct 26, 1996
    Clint Black's "Like The Rain" thunders to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Oct 26, 1996
    Garth and Sandy Brooks renew their marriage vows at the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Madison, Tennessee
    Oct 27, 1996
    Luke Bryan's 26-year-old brother, Chris Bryan, dies in a car accident
    Oct 27, 1996
    Comic Morey Amsterdam dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles. Known for his role on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," he wrote The Andrews Sisters' "Rum And Coca-Cola" and Dick Jurgens' country hit "(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming"
    Oct 27, 1996
    Ashley Judd, the younger sister of Wynonna, is seen publicly at a New York fashion show with pop singer Michael Bolton, just two days after he told a Chicago audience he had a new lady in his life. It's the first confirmation of a romance between the two
    Oct 28, 1996
    Lonestar receives its first gold album from the RIAA, for its self-titled debut
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