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Mar 24, 1953
Leo Fender receives a patent for his Precision Bass, signaling the official beginning of the electric bass guitar
Oct 15, 1953
Jimmy Boyd is hit with a $30,000 lawsuit in Los Angeles. The suit claims the "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" singer and two classmates assaulted a 13-year-old girl in Griffith Park Sepember 24
Dec 23, 1953
Teenager Jimmy Boyd and his mother file a lawsuit in Los Angeles charging an assault case initiated against him is an attempt at extortion. The original suit will eventually be dropped
Apr 26, 1954
Ernest Tubb is arrested for drunk driving when his car hits a telephone pole on North First Street in Nashville
Apr 3, 1955
Elvis Presley receives a speeding ticket outside of Shreveport
Jul 11, 1955
Jenny Peer files for divorce in Charleston, West Virginia, from bandleader Bill Peer, accusing him of adultery with his protege, Patsy Cline
Sep 22, 1955
Jenny Peer is granted a divorce from bandleader Bill Peer, whom she alleges had an adulterous affair with his protege, Patsy Cline. Cline refuses to marry him, and leaves his band less than 10 days later
Nov 17, 1955
Ray Charles is busted backstage in Philadelphia for the use of narcotics. The R&B singer later makes waves in country with his 1962 album "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music" and his 1985 duet with Willie Nelson, "Seven Spanish Angels"
Mar 2, 1956
Elvis Presley gets pulled over on Riverside Drive in Memphis for speeding
Mar 8, 1956
Less than a week after he was last cited for driving too fast, Elvis Presley gets another speeding ticket in Memphis
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