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May 1, 1976
The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt and Jimmy Buffett raise $100,000 for Proposition 15 in a concert at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento. The measure would restrict the use of nuclear power in the state
May 14, 1976
Della Robinson files for divorce from "I Can't Stop Loving You" singer Ray Charles, seeking more than $8,000 monthly
May 24, 1976
Arista president Clive Davis pleads guilty in New York for failure to report $8,800 as income in 1972 during a well-publicized tax case. Davis will authorize a Nashville division 13 years later, launching the careers of Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn
May 28, 1976
Tammy Wynette's Nashville house suffers $100,000 in damage from three fires. Nashville police indicate her home has been vandalized at least five times since the beginning of the year
Jun 21, 1976
A thief breaks into The Osborne Brothers' limo while the band is on stage in St. Paul, Minnesota, and steals Sonny Osborne's wallet, including $4340 in cash. Osborne begins carrying a handgun as a result
Jul 20, 1976
Johnny Paycheck tells a Nashville court he is unable to pay $123,000 of his debts, which total more than $460,000. He notes he grossed $175,000 in 1975, but netted only $15,000. Among his losses for that year: $40,000 in gambling
Sep 1, 1976
Music executive Lou Adler and an employee are kidnapped from his Los Angeles home. Their captors free them only after Adler agrees to pay $25,000 ransom. Adler co-wrote Joe Stampley's 1983 country hit "Poor Side Of Town"
Dec 9, 1976
"I Feel Fine" songwriter John Lennon buys a Renoir painting for $500,000
Dec 17, 1976
Two women file suit for $102,000 against George Jones, claiming he forced them to drink liquor, then hit one in the face and threw a briefcase at the other
Jan 26, 1977
Johnny Paycheck announces he's been paid $250,000 for a three-year agreement to use his name on a venue, the Johnny Paycheck Club, on Nashville's Printers Alley
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