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Jun 15, 1958
Patsy Cline writes to fan club president Treva Miller that her finances are sinking: "I've got $1050.00 that's got to be paid before the end of the month or I'll lose everything"
Jul 10, 1958
"Johnny B. Goode" songwriter Chuck Berry, driving his pink Cadillac, is arrested for "careless and imprudent driving" in St. Louis, Missouri. He pays a $15 fine
Sep 21, 1958
A check for $76.11 is issued to future country producer Jimmy Bowen by Stamford Productions for a television appearance. The document is later used as evidence in the payola trial of rock & roll disc jockey Alan Freed
Nov 13, 1958
Hank Snow's Cadillac is impounded in Gallipolis, Ohio, pending the settlement of a $2,250 lawsuit filed by the owner of the Downtown Coaches' Club. Snow had shown up an hour late for a November 4 concert when the car broke down, and the club reimbursed ticket-holders in his absence
Aug 27, 1959
Chuck Berry--the author of future hits for Emmylou Harris, George Jones and Buck Owens--is arrested in Meridian, Mississippi, when a white girl at a fraternity dance kisses him. The African-American rocker is jailed overnight and fined $700
Sep 30, 1959
Stamford Productions issues a $100 payment to Conway Twitty for a TV appearance. The check, returned because of insufficient funds, is entered as evidence in the payola trial of rock & roll disc jockey Alan Freed
Dec 10, 1959
Red Foley is indicted on charges of income tax evasion, covering the years 1954 and 1955. After two trials, he is eventually found not guilty
Jan 6, 1960
A fraudulent dermatologist who gave Elvis Presley facial treatments for a month leaves Germany with hush money after threatening to expose Presley's relationship with the 16-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu
Jan 20, 1960
Elvis Presley, stationed in Germany with the Army, gets a $22.94-per-month pay raise when he's promoted to acting sergeant
Feb 17, 1960
The Everly Brothers sign a record-setting $1,000,000 contract with Warner Bros., the recording arm of the motion picture company
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