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Jan 22, 1975
The King of the Road Motor Inn files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Among its debts: $86,649 owed to Roger Miller, whose song gave the hotel its name
Feb 26, 1976
B.J. and Gloria Thomas file for bankruptcy in Dallas. Within two months, they will list their debts at $265,000 and their assets at a mere $34,000
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
Dec 22, 1976
R&B artist Isaac Hayes files for bankruptcy in a federal court in Memphis, just months after Sonny James built a country hit by covering the Hayes-written "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby"
Dec 15, 1978
The Nashville Banner quotes George Jones as feeling like he's "been rescued from death" after filing for bankruptcy. Jones had missed 54 performances during the year
Feb 8, 1979
A federal bankruptcy court rules that all George Jones' royalties as a songwriter and recording artist be applied to a $1.5 million debt
May 23, 1979
Rocker Tom Petty files for bankruptcy in the middle of a financial dispute with his record company. His credits as a songwriter eventually include country hits by Rosanne Cash, Roy Orbison and Southern Pacific
Nov 21, 1979
Capricorn Records files for bankruptcy in Macon, Georgia. The home of The Allman Brothers Band and the southern rock movement, the label later reopens in Nashville, working briefly with Kenny Chesney and Hank Williams Jr.
Sep 9, 1982
Johnny Paycheck files for bankruptcy 32 minutes before an IRS auction, designed to collect $103,000 in personal income taxes
Mar 13, 1985
David Allan Coe files for bankruptcy
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