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Dec 25, 1965
Songwriter Alex Zanetis, best known for co-writing "Snap Your Fingers," is injured in a car crash on Highway 50 in Flora, Illinois. He's hospitalized at Clay County Hospital with a fractured jaw, broken arms and other minor injuries
Mar 27, 1966
Roy Orbison breaks his foot in a motorcycle accident in England
Jul 10, 1966
When Neil Young spots Buffalo Springfield associate Richard Davis being shook up by police over a parking ticket in front of The Whisky in Los Angeles, he tries to assist Davis. He ends up jailed and receives multiple lacerations and head injuries
Sep 23, 1967
Penn State defensive tackle Mike Reid is injured on the sixth play of the season's opening game against Navy, requiring his second knee operation. Navy wins, 23-22, in Annapolis, Maryland. Reid goes on to become a country singer and songwriter
Dec 1, 1967
Country/pop singer Jimmie Rodgers is pulled over by a Los Angeles policeman for traffic violations. He is found two hours later in his car with a broken wrist and fractured skull, requiring three brain operations and the insertion of a steel plate
Apr 18, 1968
A friend accidentally shoots Roger Miller in the left hand with an air pistol in his Los Angeles home. It takes 90 minutes for doctors to remove the pellet, delaying a promotional trip to London
Aug 20, 1969
"Honky Tonk Women" songwriter Mick Jagger's right hand is injured during filming for the movie "Ned Kelly" in Bungendore, Australia. He undergoes nine hours of surgery to have shrapnel removed after a gun loaded with blanks backfired
Jun 5, 1970
Faron Young has a head-on collision with another car after crossing the center lane on Nashville's Hillsboro Road. He's hospitalized at Vanderbilt Medical Center, where much of his tongue is sewn back together. He's also charged with reckless driving
Aug 28, 1971
Cincinnati Bengals lineman Mike Reid suffers a knee injury in the team's preseason NFL victory against the St. Louis Cardinals. Some two decades later he scores as a country artist with the ironically titled "Walk On Faith"
Aug 9, 1972
Floyd Cramer suffers facial cuts and bruises in a car accident in downtown Nashville
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