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Sep 8, 1961
"A-Team" guitarist Hank Garland goes into a coma after a car accident near Springfield, Tennessee. Noted for his work with such acts as Elvis Presley, Faron Young and The Everly Brothers, Garland never plays on another recording session
Sep 21, 1961
The landing gear fails on an airplane carrying Rose Maddox to Boston's Logan Airport. The plane spins into Boston Harbor; only one passenger dies
Dec 18, 1961
Patsy Cline is diagnosed with a nervous breakdown, forcing her to spend the next two weeks in bed at home
Jan 9, 1962
Charges against Ray Charles for heroin possession are dropped when an Indianapolis judge rules police did not have a proper search warrant. The next month, Charles records "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"
Feb 28, 1962
Emmett Miller, a minstrel performer who influenced Jimmie Rodgers, enters Georgia's Macon Hospital. He never leaves, dying one month later
May 27, 1962
The Tennessean reports Faron Young has returned home after a stay at Baptist Hospital. He had checked in after experiencing what he believed was a heart attack. Tests determined he was suffering from gastritis
Aug 5, 1962
Jan Howard is rushed to a Nashville hospital after taking an overdose of sleeping pills
Aug 18, 1962
Billboard reports former Johnny Horton guitarist Tommy Tomlinson has had one of his legs amputated 21 months after he was injured in the car crash that took Horton's life
Oct 13, 1962
Don Everly collapses on stage at the outset of an English tour. He is hospitalized at Charing Cross Hospital in London for a drug overdose, though the hospital calls it food poisoning. He tries a second overdose the same day in his hotel room
Oct 15, 1962
Don Everly returns to Nashville from London with an illness he says he can't explain. Reports indicate he overdosed on sleeping pills, but an associate insists he has a strong case of food poisoning
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