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Nov 19, 1979
Chuck Berry is released from Lompoc Prison in California, after serving 100 days for income tax evasion. Berry titles that have been remade as country hits include: "(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie," "Johnny B. Goode" and "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
Dec 31, 1979
Responding to malpractice charges, Dr. George Nichopolous submits a 14-page document to the Tennessee Board Of Medical Examiners saying many of the 20,000 pills he prescribed to Elvis Presley in a 20-month period were placebos
Jan 16, 1980
"I Feel Fine" co-writer Paul McCartney is arrested for possession of marijuana at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. He serves 10 days in jail for the offense
Jan 19, 1980
Tennessee's State Board of Medical Examiners suspends Dr. George Nichopolous' license to practice medicine for three months for overprescribing pills for Elvis Presley and nine other patients
Mar 20, 1980
Joseph Riviera holds the Asylum Records employees in New York hostage, demanding an audience with The Eagles or Jackson Browne. He surrenders when he discovers neither California-based act is in the office
May 16, 1980
Dr. George Nichopolous is indicted on charges of overprescribing drugs to Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and other patients
Jun 20, 1980
In an ongoing court case, a former employee of Johnny Paycheck says the singer spent $42,000 for cocaine during a three-month period in 1979
Aug 14, 1980
A Martin guitar that George Jones has used for 20 years is stolen in Terrell, North Carolina. A man who was offered the guitar recognizes it from local newscasts, obtains it and returns it to Jones five days later
Sep 29, 1980
George Jones' former manager, "Shug" Baggett, receives a three-year prison sentence on cocaine charges
Nov 21, 1980
The Eagles' Don Henley is arrested at his home in Sherman Oaks, California, when police find a teen-aged girl who admits to using cocaine and Quaaludes with the singer. He's fined $2,000 and sent to drug counseling
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