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Jan 7, 1974
Bass player Hawk Hawkins and steel guitarist Charlie Owens quit Jerry Lee Lewis' band and file an $8,000 suit against him for payment of back wages
Mar 2, 1974
A Nashville judge approves a $3,400 settlement between Faron Young and the parents of a six-year-old girl the singer spanked during a concert in 1972. Young admits no wrongdoing, saying he wants to avoid being tied up in court
Apr 23, 1974
A Memphis judge awards $1,000 to plaintiff Ann McMahon, who had charged Jerry Lee Lewis slapped her and humiliated her over the sound system during a performance in July 1971
Jul 15, 1974
Dolly Parton formally dissolves her partnership with Porter Wagoner
Jul 17, 1974
The U.S. Immigration Service demands that ex-Beatle John Lennon leave the country in the next 90 days. He's credited as a songwriter on the future country hits "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" and "I Feel Fine"
Dec 31, 1974
Following a performance at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds, a man and a woman meet Faron Young in his dressing room. They later charge him with indecent exposure. Young says they had been asked to leave--and didn't--before the incident occurred
Jan 22, 1975
The King of the Road Motor Inn files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Among its debts: $86,649 owed to Roger Miller, whose song gave the hotel its name
Feb 25, 1975
Police in Denver search Jerry Lee Lewis' airplane for drugs after it arrives at the airport. He is watched by police for the remainder of his one-week stay in the city
Mar 15, 1975
Mick Jagger settles a paternity suit with ex-girlfriend Marsha Hunt. The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" stands among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Mar 21, 1975
Ray Stevens files suit against neighbor Webb Pierce to prohibit Pierce from building a parking ramp for tour buses in his driveway. Says Pierce: "That's the price you have to pay for living across from a star"
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