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    • Mar 26, 1976
    The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards and Anita Pallenberg have a boy, Tara Richards, in Geneva, Switzerland. The group's "Honky Tonk Women" is destined to be named among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    May 19, 1976
    "Honky Tonk Women" co-writer Keith Richards, of The Rolling Stones, crashes his car in England, and is subsequently charged with possession of an illegal substance when police find cocaine and LSD in the vehicle
    Jun 6, 1976
    The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, a co-writer of "Honky Tonk Women," loses a son, when his 11-week-old boy, Tara Richards, suffocates in his crib
    Feb 27, 1977
    The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards is arrested in a Toronto hotel on a heroin charge, his sixth drug bust in 10 years. The band's "Honky Tonk Women" is hailed among country's greatest singles in a book published by the Country Music Foundation
    Nov 21, 1977
    "No Longer Rolling Stoned": "Honky Tonk Women" creators Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, claiming he's given up heroin, appear on the cover of People magazine
    Oct 23, 1978
    The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards is let off of heroin charges in Toronto on technicalities, pleading guilty only to possession. The group's "Honky Tonk Women" is named in a Country Music Foundation book among country's greatest singles
    Dec 18, 1983
    The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards marries Patti Hanson in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on his 40th birthday. His best man is Mick Jagger. The two Stones co-wrote "Honky Tonk Women," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 9, 1990
    Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards discovers he has an infected finger, forcing the cancellation of several weeks of dates. The Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" calls "Honky Tonk Women" one of the 500 greatest country singles
    Jun 26, 1992
    Entertainment Weekly designates 100 people for its Cool Hall Of Fame. George Jones makes the list, along with Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin, Ted Koppel and The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards
    Jun 2, 1993
    "My Way" creator Paul Anka joins the Songwriters Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony at the New York Sheraton Hotel. Also added are Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bert Kaempfert
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