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10/31/2006

• New Releases Include Byrd, Morgan, Nelson, Pickler
• Two Arrested for Stealing Hank Williams' Notebook
• Lewis, Paisley and Rogers Videos Debut
• Golf Digest Praises Azar, Gill, Roe
• Trisha Yearwood Shines at Broadway Meets Country Concert

10/30/2006

• Jason Aldean, Wreckers Added to CMA Awards Show
• Keith Urban's Be Here Certified Quadruple Platinum
• Forbes: Elvis Presley Earns $42 Million
• Harold Bradley Prepares to Enter Country Hall of Fame
• HOT DISH: Keith Urban Battling His Problem
• Cream of Tomato Soup

10/28/2006

• Famed Songwriter-Publisher Marijohn Wilkin Dies
• Dierks Bentley Hits Chart Milestone

10/27/2006

• BMI Honors Writers of George Strait Hit
• CMT Giants: Reba McEntire Tapes in L.A.
• Josh Turner Sponsors NASCAR's Willie Allen
• Vince Gill Talks About These Days

10/26/2006

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Johnny Cash's TV Show Is Returning
• Glen Campbell Donates Guitar to Musicians Hall of Fame
• "Honky-Tonk Man" Writer Tillman Franks Dies
• Rascal Flatts to Perform on AMAs
• Sara Evans, Husband Appear at Divorce Hearing

10/25/2006

• Gretchen Wilson's Debut Goes Quintuple Platinum
• Sugarland's New Album Unveiled in Carnival Setting
• Keith Anderson's Debut Certified Gold
• Dixie Chicks Attend Shut Up and Sing Premiere
• How "Leave the Pieces" Saved the Wreckers' Career

10/24/2006

• Alabama, Jones and Haggard Among New Releases
• Dolly Parton Plans European Tour
• Shaver Remarries Ex-Wife, Cracks Vertebra
• "Jesus, Take the Wheel" Tops ASCAP Awards

10/23/2006

• Hearing Set in Sara Evans' Divorce Case
• Adkins, Messina, Sugarland Set for World Series
• Bon Jovi, Horizon Nominees Added to CMA Awards
• Martina McBride to Sing on Dancing With the Stars
• Patty Griffin Headlines Americana Folk Festival
• Jimmy Buffett Among Songwriter Hall of Fame Inductees
• HOT DISH: Vince Gill Four-CD Release Is a Thing of Beauty
• Peach Cobbler

10/21/2006

• Heartland and Jimmy Buffett Split Chart Triumphs

10/20/2006

• George Jones Schedules Surgery for Wrist
• Evans' Dance Partner: "I Love Sara as a Sister"
• Underwood Returns to Leno, Ellen DeGeneres
• Schelske Says Evans Cheated, Watched Porn With Him
• Keith Urban Goes Into Rehab
• George Jones Breaks Wrist in Fall

10/19/2006

• Contemporary Country Returns to L.A. on AM Radio
• Jones, Kristofferson to Play Carnegie Hall
• Costello, Scruggs, Tillis to Play MerleFest 2007
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: It's Chili Time in America
• Dixie Chicks Headed to Oprah

10/18/2006

• The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II Due Nov. 21
• Taylor Swift Joins Rascal Flatts Tour
• 20 Questions With Barbara Mandrell
• Tennessee Candidate to Give Back Evans-Schelske Contribution
• Evans is "Worried" About Her Husband, Their Families

10/17/2006

• Bentley, Gill, Lonestar Bow New Albums
• McGraw Does California Charity Work
• Shawn Colvin, Wreckers Play the Ryman
• Mullally, Fanning, MacDowell, Bridges to Honor McEntire
• Sara Evans' Former Nanny Demands Retraction From Singer's Attorney

10/16/2006

• Sara Evans Says Husband Made Unauthorized $274,000 Transfer
• Faith Hill, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill to Sing at CMA Awards
• Martina McBride Schedules CMT-Sponsored Tour
• Funeral Services Scheduled for Freddy Fender
• McEntire, Milsap, Orbison Among First Walk of Fame Inductees
• Jerry Lee Lewis Keeps the Flame Burning
• HOT DISH: Dierks Bentley in Running for Major Stardom
• French Toast

10/15/2006

• Sara Evans' Husband Denies All Divorce Allegations

10/14/2006

• Singer Freddy Fender Dead at 69
• George Strait, Chris Young Make Top 10 Album Debuts

10/13/2006

• Dierks Bentley Raises Money for Children's Hospital
• Elvis Presley, Sun Records Back in Business Together
• Vince Gill Plans Release of These Days
• Kellie Pickler to Sing at Lowe's Motor Speedway
• Sara Evans Granted Restraining Order Against Husband
• Sara Evans Seeks Divorce, Withdraws From Dancing

10/12/2006

• Reba and Wynonna on Dionne Warwick Album
• Blake Shelton, Montgomery Gentry Go Gold
• Tim McGraw Receiving Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Got Red Dirt Music?

10/11/2006

• Jimmy Buffett Responds to Drug Allegations
• Josh Turner, Lee Ann Womack on Album Tribute to The Band
• Nanci Griffith Collects Torch Songs on New Album
• Model Niki Taylor, NASCAR's Burney Lamar Engaged
• Tim McGraw Does a Down-Home Screening

10/10/2006

• Jimmy Buffett, Heartland Lead New Releases
• Rascal Flatts' Millionth Fan to See Tour Saturday
• Josh Turner Celebrates Platinum for Your Man
• Josh Turner and Wife Welcome First Child

10/09/2006

• Toby Keith Will Sub for Brad Paisley at CRS
• Keith Urban Surprises Sheryl Crow Fans
• Tower Records Closing All Stores
• Trace Adkins Shakes Up South Carolina
• HOT DISH: Brad Paisley Makes a House Call
• Cornmeal Muffins

10/07/2006

• Alan Jackson Looks at Chart and Sees Red

10/06/2006

• Rascal Flatts Pay Tribute to Tony Bennett
• Lynyrd Skynyrd, Big & Rich Support Military Memorial
• Little Big Town, Lindsey Buckingham Tape CMT Crossroads
• Sara Evans to Appear at Anaheim Ducks Game
• Dierks Bentley Works the Stage as a Headliner

10/05/2006

• Big & Rich, Willie Nelson Salute Freddy Powers
• Jimmy Webb to Receive ASCAP Honor
• The Wreckers' New Video at CMT Loaded
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: An Illustrated History of Country

10/04/2006

• Joe Nichols, Phil Vassar Added to Broadway Meets Country
• Charley Pride Film Expected to Shoot in 2008
• Garth Brooks to Release DVD Boxed Set
• Bonnie Raitt Spends Time With Time Jumpers
• Alan Jackson Talks About His Red Album

10/03/2006

• The Revival of Old Crow Medicine Show
• Adkins' Songs About Me Certified Double Platinum
• George Strait Leads New Album Releases
• Adkins, Lonestar Sing Country Covers for Cracker Barrel

10/02/2006

• George Strait Plans Third Holiday Album
• Billy Ray Cyrus Back in Recording Spotlight
• Martina McBride, Keith Urban to Perform on CMA Awards
• Historical Marker Notes Ryman as "Birthplace of Bluegrass"
• HOT DISH: Garth Comes To Town
• Taco Soup

10/01/2006

• Dobro Legend "Uncle Josh" Graves Dies