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Aug 24, 1951
George Jones is jailed for failing to make support payments to his wife, Dorothy, who had filed for divorce a month earlier
Sep 28, 1951
George Jones is jailed for the second time in five weeks for failure to make support payments to his wife, Dorothy
Dec 3, 1951
Hank Williams is sued for copyright infringement, charged with stealing the melody for "Cold, Cold Heart" from the T. Texas Tyler recording "You'll Still Be In My Heart"
Jun 5, 1952
A grand jury in Macon, Georgia, indicts Frank Tanner for the murder of Bud Penniman, the father of Little Richard, in February. The case is later dismissed. Little Richard writes the country hit "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)"
Oct 15, 1952
Hank Williams signs a document in Montgomery providing for Bobbie Jett and her child, sired by Williams. As an adult, the baby takes the stage name Jett Williams
Dec 2, 1952
Attorneys for Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman ask a judge to delay a copyright suit filed by an Ohio woman who claims "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" infringes on her "Sleepy-Town Journey." Haldeman, say the lawyers, is recovering from a heart attack
Dec 11, 1952
Hank Williams discharges himself from a Shreveport sanitarium and promptly gets arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct
Jan 19, 1953
Elvis Presley registers for the military draft, as required by law
Feb 10, 1953
A judge in Los Angeles approves the reworking of 14-year-old Jimmy Boyd's contract. The decision allows producer Abner Greshler to receive 50% of the boy's recording profits through January 23
Mar 17, 1953
At a trial in Houston, Billie Jean Williams blames the death of her husband, Hank Williams, on narcotics prescribed by the defendant, Toby Marshall, a self-described "alcohol therapist" she calls a "quack"
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