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Mar 30, 1982
George Jones totals a 1981 Lincoln Town Car when he flips it on Grubb Springs Road in Hamilton, Mississippi. He receives facial cuts and charges for drunk driving, and enters a Birmingham psychiatric hospital
Apr 16, 1982
After his release from a Birmingham hospital where he sought treatment for alcohol abuse, George Jones pleads guilty to drunken driving in Mississippi in March and writes a check to cover his fines. The check bounces when he closes the account
Jul 7, 1982
Nashville nightclub owner Pee Wee Johnson pays a $737.50 fine on behalf of George Jones in Mississippi, settling a penalty for drunken driving
Aug 28, 1982
LeAnn Rimes is born in Jackson, Mississippi. After releasing her first hit, "Blue," at age 13, she wins a Grammy for Best New Artist, becoming one of country's most powerful vocalists. Other hits include "How Do I Live," "Big Deal" and "I Need You"
Feb 10, 1983
George Jones shows up late in Jackson, Mississippi, for a hearing on cocaine possession charges from the previous March
Jun 7, 1983
Jerry Lee Lewis marries his fifth wife, 25-year-old Shawn Michelle Stephens, at his home in Nesbit, Mississippi. Less than three months later, she will be found dead in the same house
Jun 20, 1983
Tammy Wynette performs "Stand By Your Man" for president Ronald Reagan during a Republican fundraiser in Jackson, Mississippi
Jul 12, 1983
Kimberly Perry is born in Jackson, Mississippi. She becomes the lead singer in the family trio The Band Perry, the Country Music Association's New Artist of the Year in 2011. She also wins Song of the Year for writing "If I Die Young"
Aug 24, 1983
Jerry Lee Lewis' wife, Shawn Stephens, is found dead in their Nesbit, Mississippi, home from a methadone overdose. When Lewis wears white to the funeral, her mother complains "he looked like he was going dancing"
Sep 16, 1983
George Jones performs a benefit concert in Jackson, Mississippi, for 6,000 people, a condition of a plea bargain for cocaine charges the previous year. The show raises $18,000 for local charities
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