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Mar 16, 1979
Gregg Allman is arrested in Daytona Beach, Florida, and charged with reckless driving after slamming his car into another auto, sending the two women in that car to the hospital. In 1980, Willie Nelson earns a country hit with Allman's song "Midnight Rider"
Jun 1, 1979
Sgt. Barry Sadler is charged in Nashville with the December 1 shooting death of songwriter Lee Emerson. Sadler says he shot Emerson, also known as Lee Bellamy, in self-defense while trying to protect 25-year-old Darlene Sharp
Jun 6, 1979
Charlie Louvin's van is stolen from a downtown Nashville parking lot during Fan Fair
Jun 8, 1979
A small quantity of marijuana is found by authorities in Johnny Rodriguez' room at the Granada Royale Hometel in Phoenix. He is required to return the next month and perform for patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital
Jun 11, 1979
Chuck Berry pleads guilty in St. Louis, Missouri, to income tax evasion, for which he does jail time later in the year. The charges cover the tax year 1973, in which both Elvis Presley and Freddy Weller cut country hits written by Berry
Jul 4, 1979
Johnny Rodriguez performs for patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Phoenix, fulfilling his sentence for marijuana possession in June
Jul 10, 1979
Rock guitarist Chuck Berry receives a four-month jail term for income tax evasion. Several of his songs had become country hits, including "Brown Eyed Handsome Man," "You Never Can Tell (C'est La Vie)," "Johnny B. Goode" and "Maybellene"
Aug 10, 1979
Chuck Berry begins serving a 100-day jail sentence for tax evasion at Lompoc Prison in California. Exactly three years prior, Emmylou Harris re-recorded the Berry-penned "(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie"
Sep 18, 1979
Tammy Wynette's hotel room is robbed in Princeton, Indiana. She loses $20,000 cash and $6,000 worth of jewelry
Sep 19, 1979
Jerry Lee Lewis is arrested at his home in Nesbit, Mississippi, for possession of cocaine and marijuana
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