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November 3, 2010 Taylor Swift’s Speak Now album sells 1,047,000 copies in its first week of release, second in country all-time to Garth Brooks’ Double Live, which sold 1,085,373 copies in 1998

October 30, 1982 Hank Williams Jr. set a record with nine albums on the Top Country Albums chart at one time.

October 29, 1956 Charley Pride pitches four innings of shutout ball, as the Negro League All-Stars beat the Major League All-Stars, including Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, 4-2.

October 28, 2001 Alan Jackson wakes up at 4:00 a.m., inspired to write "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)," a song about healing from terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon the previous month.

October 23, 1997 Barbara Mandrell gave her final performance at the Grand Ole Opry house before retiring from country music.

October 21, 1967 The Music City News presents its first annual awards at Ernest Tubb's Record Shop. Merle Haggard wins Favorite Male Artist, and Loretta Lynn wins Favorite Female Artist.

October 16, 1972 Loretta Lynn becomes the first woman to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year in the sixth annual awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

October 15, 1969 Johnny Cash wins a record-setting five times during the third annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

October 14, 1985 At the Country Music Association Awards, bluegrass legends Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House, while Ricky Skaggs was named Entertainer of the Year and The Ricky Skaggs Band was named Instrumental Group of the Year.

1978  It Must Be June, Because Dolly Is Bustin' Out All Over At the CMA Awards, Crystal Gayle won her second consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year

2000  LeDoux Receives Liver Transplant Chris LeDoux underwent a successful liver transplant, after discovering he has primary sclerosing cholangitis.

1954  A Slight Miscalculation On Management's Part Elvis Presley makes his only appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, singing "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Opry manager Jim Denny allegedly tells him not to give up his day job.