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    • Apr 6, 1961
    Spade Cooley suffers a heart attack, three days after strangling and beating his wife to death. As a result, he's transferred from Bakersfield's Kern County Jail to Kern County General Hospital
    Jul 10, 1961
    Spade Cooley's murder trial, in which he's accused of killing his wife, begins in Kern County, California. He's sentenced to prison the following month
    Jul 27, 1961
    Spade Cooley suffers a heart attack in his holding cell at the Kern County Jail in Bakersfield, California, after his 14-year-old daughter, Melody, testified against him in a trial for the murder of his wife. He is transferred to Kern County General
    Aug 4, 1961
    Spade Cooley, who has already suffered two heart attacks since April, is taken to Bakersfield's Kern County General Hospital, suffering from chest pains. It causes a delay in his trial for the murder of wife Ella Mae Cooley
    Aug 22, 1961
    Spade Cooley is sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife in April. He's sent to Vacaville Medical Center
    Nov 23, 1969
    Singer/songwriter Spade Cooley dies of a heart attack after a benefit concert for the Alameda County Sheriff's Association. His three-song set included "San Antonio Rose." After serving eight years in prison for killing his wife, he was set for parole on February 22, 1970
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Two titles on the list feature lead singer Tex Williams: Spade Cooley's "Shame On You" and Williams' "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"
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