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Feb 8, 1979
A federal bankruptcy court rules that all George Jones' royalties as a songwriter and recording artist be applied to a $1.5 million debt
Feb 27, 1979
The IRS seizes five motorcycles and seven cars, among other items, from Jerry Lee Lewis in Mississippi to settle four years of unpaid taxes
Mar 21, 1979
Porter Wagoner files a $3-million lawsuit against former duet partner Dolly Parton, charging she breached a 1970 management contract
May 21, 1979
The Kendalls sue Gusto Records for back royalties
May 23, 1979
Rocker Tom Petty files for bankruptcy in the middle of a financial dispute with his record company. His credits as a songwriter eventually include country hits by Rosanne Cash, Roy Orbison and Southern Pacific
Jun 8, 1979
Days after Jerry Lee Lewis filed for divorce, Jaren Lewis files a countersuit, charging him with cruelty, adultery and drug use
Jul 5, 1979
While wrangling over a $3-million lawsuit filed by Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton says she signed a 1970 deal under "mental intimidation" from Wagoner. She also charges he voided the deal by tearing it up in front of her
Aug 2, 1979
The Oak Ridge Boys file suit against William Frank Jr. in Nashville, charging him with falsely representing himself as a group member. Frank allegedly claimed to be B.J. Allen, the brother of The Oaks' Duane Allen, and fraudulently sought financial help to form a new group
Sep 17, 1979
Two ABC-TV attorneys file suit in a Memphis court in an attempt to have Elvis Presley's autopsy report made public
Sep 19, 1979
Jerry Lee Lewis is arrested at his home in Nesbit, Mississippi, for possession of cocaine and marijuana
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