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    • Oct 10, 1997
    LeAnn Rimes' "You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs" is certified gold, platinum and double-platinum by the RIAA
    Oct 10, 1997
    Tim McGraw's album "Everywhere" is certified gold, platinum and double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
    Oct 11, 1997
    Ben and Melissa Hayslip are married. He goes on to become an award-winning country songwriter, penning Blake Shelton's "Honey Bee," Jason Aldean's "When She Says Baby" and Luke Bryan's "I Don't Want This Night To End"
    Oct 12, 1997
    Singer/songwriter John Denver dies in a plane crash near Monterey, California, when the engine quits on the test plane he's piloting. Denver leaves a string of folk-tinged pop-country hits, including "Thank God I'm A Country Boy," "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Annie's Song" and "Back Home Again"
    Oct 13, 1997
    Mercury releases Sammy Kershaw's "Love Of My Life"
    Oct 14, 1997
    A&M releases Aaron Neville's pop album "To Make Me Who I Am." It includes a duet with Linda Ronstadt on Rodney Crowell's "Please Remember Me," destined to become a country hit for Tim McGraw
    Oct 14, 1997
    Ballantine publishes "Forever Yours, Faithfully," Lorrie Morgan's book about her relationship with late husband Keith Whitley. It's co-authored by George Vecsey
    Oct 14, 1997
    Sammy Kershaw files a $2-million slander suit against Des Moines nightclub Super Toad over a dispute in September. Kershaw declined to perform when he was not paid prior to the show, and the manager told the local paper the singer pulled a gun
    Oct 14, 1997
    Atlantic releases John Michael Montgomery's "Greatest Hits"
    Oct 14, 1997
    RCA releases the soundtrack to "SwitchBack," including Alison Krauss' "When You Say Nothing At All," Martina McBride's "Safe In The Arms Of Love" and Mindy McCready's "A Girl's Gotta Do (What A Girl's Gotta Do)"
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