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10/4/1943 - Dick Smith born in Syracuse, NY.
9/29/1975 - Earl Scruggs suffers head injuries, facial cuts, a broken nose and broken ankle when the plane he is piloting crashes while landing in East Nashville.
10/2/2007 - Acutab releases "Power Pickin, Vol 3" instructional DVD featuring Bill Evans. Read more....
10/2/2007 - Acutab releases "Bluegrass Banjo Master Class - Power Pickin, Vol 4" featuring Bill Evans. Read more....
9/29/2008 - 89-year-old singer-activist Pete Seeger, once banned from commercial TV, makes a rare national TV appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, singing "Take It From Dr. King". Read more....
9/29/2009 - The Avett Brothers' "I and Love and You" is released, peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 best selling albums, No. 8 in best selling digital albums, No. 7 in rock albums, and No. 1 in folk albums. Read more....
10/3/2009 - Earl Scruggs is inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Read more....
10/5/2009 - Mumford & Sons' debut album "Sigh No More" is released. Read more....
10/1/2013 - Noam Pikelny's album "Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe" is released on Compass Records.
