Say, Say, Say
Oct 3 Parlophone releases Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson's duet single "Say, Say, Say" (from Paul's "Pipes of Peace" album) in UK
- Oct 10 17th Country Music Association Awards: Alabama wins
Can't Slow Down
Oct 11 "Can't Slow Down" second studio album by Lionel Richie is released
- Oct 16 "Zorba" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 362 performances
Music History
Oct 27 Larry Flynt pays hitman $1M to kill Hugh Hefner, Bob Guccione, Walter Annenberg, and Frank Sinatra; Flynt's business manager immediately stops payment; Flynt claims he was just joking
Pipes of Peace
Oct 31 Paul McCartney releases "Pipes of Peace" album
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