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Apr 15, 1970
"Welfare Cadilac" singer Guy Drake is arrested in Hartford, Kentucky, and jailed 18 months after he bought a 1968 Buick with a $750 check that bounced
Jun 17, 1970
Mercury Records opens a new $450,000 studio in Nashville. As the Mercury Studio, and later as Sound Stage, it hosts hit sessions by Tom T. Hall, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Strait, Hank Williams Jr. and Chris Young, among others
Dec 3, 1970
Elvis Presley starts Christmas shopping in Memphis. He buys $20,000 worth of guns in three days
Dec 4, 1970
A 24-year-old bread truck driver attends a court hearing in Nashville, where he's been charged with extortion after allegedly threatening to harm Johnny Cash's family unless he received $200,000
May 12, 1971
The divorce of Jerry Lee Lewis and Myra Gale Lewis is finalized, with Myra receiving the house, $175,000, two Lincolns and custody of their daughter
Nov 30, 1971
A Nashville court dismisses a $5-million suit filed by The Wilburn Brothers' Wil-Helm Agency against Loretta Lynn, ruling both parties had agreed to end the relationship
Feb 4, 1972
A new contract gives Colonel Tom Parker one-third of Elvis Presley's earnings
Mar 25, 1972
Connie Smith and Leroy Van Dyke take part in a telethon in Springfield, Missouri, that raises $226,000 for cerebral palsy
Aug 21, 1973
"Honeycomb" singer Jimmie Rodgers settles for $200,000 from the city of Los Angeles nearly six years after his skull was bashed, allegedly by police. He originally sued for $10.2 million
Sep 12, 1973
Faron Young is sued for $20,000 in Nashville by the parents of a six-year-old girl a year after the singer spanked the tike on stage
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