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    • Feb 8, 1969
    The Beatles' George Harrison undergoes a tonsillectomy in a London hospital, just two months before the band records "Something," with Harrison singing lead. Johnny Rodriguez later turns the song into a country hit
    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
    Sep 18, 1969
    Jimmie Rodgers has oral surgery in Los Angeles for an abcessed tooth. The following night, he collapses during a concert at the New Mexico State Fair
    Jan 27, 1970
    Marty Robbins undergoes triple-bypass surgery at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital. The operation takes six hours, and Robbins, staying in room #348, receives more than 10,000 letters from fans
    Apr 15, 1971
    Grandpa Jones undergoes coronary bypass surgery six months after a heart attack
    Aug 11, 1971
    "Are You Ready For The Country" songwriter Neil Young undergoes major surgery, having two discs removed from his back
    Apr 23, 1973
    Chet Atkins undergoes surgery to remove a malignant tumor in his colon. Calling himself a "coward," he later admits that on the way to the operating room, he kept thinking, "I'm going to die"
    Jan 11, 1974
    Tammy Wynette has gall bladder surgery for the fifth time since April
    Mar 27, 1975
    Barbara Mandrell's father/manager, Irby Mandrell, has open heart surgery
    Jun 15, 1975
    Elvis Presley has a face-lift at Memphis' Mid-South Hospital



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