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Dec 31, 2001
Charlie Louvin is seriously injured in a one-car accident when he hits a tree after blacking out behind the wheel near his home in Manchester, Tennessee. He requires approximately 30 stitches in his head
Jun 12, 2002
"Shameless" songwriter Billy Joel has a one-car accident in East Hampton, New York. Two days later, he checks into a substance abuse center in Connecticut
Jun 12, 2002
Steve Murray, the lead singer for Perfect Stranger, breaks his ribs when he has an accident in a four-wheeler while herding cattle at home in Lovelady, Texas
Jan 25, 2003
Billy Joel crashes his Mercedes Benz into a tree in Sag Harbor, New York. He is held for observation overnight at Stony Brook University Hospital, then released the next morning. Joel wrote Garth Brooks' "Shameless"
Mar 17, 2003
Rock guitarist Mark Knopfler, who's written several country hits, breaks six ribs and his collarbone in a motorcycle accident in London, forcing him to cancel his shows for the rest of the year
Jun 7, 2003
Drummer Tommy Perkins, of the Texas Playboys, dies in Lawton, Oklahoma, from head injuries suffered in a car accident on his way home from a concert in Wichita Falls, Texas. Perkins appeared on the Bob Wills classic "Faded Love"
Jul 9, 2003
Rocker Jack White, of The White Stripes, suffers a compound fracture of his left index finger in a car accident in Detroit. The following year, he's listed as producer on Loretta Lynn's album "Van Lear Rose"
Oct 4, 2003
Loretta Lynn's son, Ernie Lynn, is injured in a car accident in Humphreys County, Tennessee, after losing control of his vehicle. A passenger dies in the wreck
Nov 24, 2003
After causing an accident in his BMW, Glen Campbell is charged in Phoenix with DUI, hit and run and assault. He's initially credited with a blood alcohol level of 0.20, above the legal limit of 0.08. In custody, he sings "Rhinestone Cowboy" in his cell
Apr 25, 2004
Billy Joel, the songwriter of Garth Brooks' "Shameless," loses control of his car on wet pavement and slams into a house in Bayville, New York. It marks the pop singer's third car accident in two years
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