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Dec 3, 1965
The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards is electrocuted on stage in Sacramento when his guitar touches the microphone. It takes seven minutes to revive him. The Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" will be listed among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book, "Heartaches By The Number"
Dec 25, 1965
Songwriter Alex Zanetis, best known for co-writing "Snap Your Fingers," is injured in a car crash on Highway 50 in Flora, Illinois. He's hospitalized at Clay County Hospital with a fractured jaw, broken arms and other minor injuries
Feb 5, 1966
Leroy Van Dyke's five-year-old son, Ray Van Dyke, dies when he falls through the ice on a lake near the family home
Mar 19, 1966
Johnny Cash overdoses following a performance in Toronto. His manager, Saul Holiff, discovers him the next morning and prevents his death
Mar 27, 1966
Roy Orbison breaks his foot in a motorcycle accident in England
Jun 7, 1966
Claudette Orbison dies in a motorcycle crash near Gallatin, Tennessee, while husband Roy Orbison, who is also riding a motorbike, watches helplessly. She had inspired him to write The Everly Brothers hit "Claudette"
Jul 10, 1966
When Neil Young spots Buffalo Springfield associate Richard Davis being shook up by police over a parking ticket in front of The Whisky in Los Angeles, he tries to assist Davis. He ends up jailed and receives multiple lacerations and head injuries
Jul 29, 1966
Bob Dylan breaks several bones in his neck in a motorcycle wreck when he hits an oil slick and flies through the handlebars in Woodstock, New York. During his recovery, he writes "You Ain't Going Nowhere," a country hit in 1989 for Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn, backed by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Dec 22, 1966
Roy Drusky loses $4,500 worth of equipment and stage clothes when thieves break into his trailer
Feb 12, 1967
English authorities raid Keith Richards' Sussex home. He and his Rolling Stones compadre, Mick Jagger, receive drug charges at a later date. The duo is credited for co-writing 1969's country-tinged "Honky Tonk Women"
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