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  • Oct 27, 1997
    Monument releases The Dixie Chicks' first major label single, "I Can Love You Better"
    Oct 28, 1997
    Shania Twain scores a gold single from the RIAA for "Love Gets Me Every Time"
    Oct 29, 1997
    Gary Morris and Olivia Newton-John perform as CBS shoots "Scott Hamilton: Back On The Ice" at the Forum in Los Angeles
    Oct 29, 1997
    Johnny Cash checks in at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, where he's diagnosed with a rare disease called Shy-Drager syndrome
    Oct 30, 1997
    The compilation album "Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits 1963" is certified gold by the RIAA. Among its contents: Jan & Dean's "Surf City," featuring Glen Campbell on guitar; and "Sugar Shack," by Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs, headed by Brad Paisley's future manager
    Oct 31, 1997
    Juice Newton's "Queen Of Hearts" plays in the background during a telephone call as "Boogie Nights," a movie about the porn industry, debuts in theaters. Also heard are The Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight," Brook Benton's "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and music by Andrew Gold, Marvin Gaye and The Beach Boys
    Oct 31, 1997
    "The Best Of Collin Raye: Direct Hits" earns an RIAA-certified gold album
    Oct 31, 1997
    Kitty Wells and Johnny Wright appear on the Grand Ole Opry with son Bobby Wright as they celebrate their 60th anniversary. Wells gives a solo rendition of "Makin' Believe" and does one verse of "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
    Oct 31, 1997
    SHeDAISY commits to a recording contract with Lyric Street Records
    Oct 31, 1997
    Pat Quigley calls Garth Brooks at home and identifies himself as the new president of Capitol Nashville, clearing the way for the release of Brooks' "Sevens." Brooks had refused to release the album as long as Scott Hendricks headed the label

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