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Sep 14, 1968
Two of Roy Orbison's three sons--Tony and Roy Jr.--die when the family's house catches fire in Nashville
Jan 6, 1969
Dottie West loses her home to a fire
Apr 23, 1969
The Ash Grove suffers the first of three devastating fires, this one requiring four months of repair before reopening. The Los Angeles venue has hosted such acts as Bill Monroe, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Flatt & Scruggs and Maybelle Carter
Jun 7, 1970
Arsonists use kerosene to set a fire at Los Angeles club The Ash Grove. The venue reopens in days. The Melrose Avenue site has hosted The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Johnny Cash, Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and Maybelle Carter, among others
Dec 23, 1970
Willie Nelson's home in Ridgetop, Tennessee, burns while he's in Nashville at a Christmas party. When Nelson sees the house in flames, he runs in to rescue his guitar, Trigger, and a bag of marijuana stashed inside the case
Nov 10, 1972
R&B songwriter Raymond Jackson dies from burns suffered when he tried to kill a rat by dousing a hole in his yard with gasoline. Two of his songs become country hits: "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right" and "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend"
Nov 11, 1973
Los Angeles club The Ash Grove is destroyed by fire. Believed by its owner to be a government-bred arson, it marks the end of a venue that increased the profile of such acts as Bill Monroe, The Byrds, Flatt & Scruggs and The Stoneman Family
Feb 12, 1974
Kim Williams is among three people who suffer electrical burns during a freak fire at the ASG Industries glass plant in Johnson City, Tennessee. He will undergo 200 surgeries. Eventually, Williams becomes a country songwriter, penning "Three Wooden Crosses," "Papa Loved Mama" and "Warning Labels"
May 28, 1976
Tammy Wynette's Nashville house suffers $100,000 in damage from three fires. Nashville police indicate her home has been vandalized at least five times since the beginning of the year
Oct 20, 1980
Bradley's Barn burns in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Built by record producer Owen Bradley in 1965, the recording studio had provided the setting for influential recordings by Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Bill Anderson and Jack Greene, among others
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