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Oct 18, 1974
Al Green's ex-girlfriend, Mary Woodson, pours boiling grits on the singer in his Memphis home, then kills herself, leaving Green with second-degree burns on his torso. Twenty years later, he is nominated for a Country Music Association award
Mar 11, 1975
Jerry Lee Lewis attacks a female fan with a fiddle bow when he performs at Bad Bob's Lounge in Memphis. She files a $100,000 suit against him, though ultimately a judge fines him $25 for the attack--and fines her $15 for breaking the bow
Dec 22, 1976
George Jones is arrested for assaulting his girlfriend, Linda Welborn, in November. He's released after posting $300 bond
Sep 15, 1978
George Jones fires a pistol at songwriter Earl "Peanutt" Montgomery in Florence, Alabama. He's charged with assault with intent to commit murder
Dec 29, 1980
Two men try to kill songwriter Gary S. Paxton, who produced hits for Vern Gosdin. One of the men tells police a country figure recruited them to do the job. Paxton believes Gosdin was responsible
Jun 22, 1985
Willie Nelson's bus is barraged by drunken teenagers hurling bottles when the crew stops at an L.L. Bean store in Freeport, Maine. No charges are filed
Dec 18, 1987
Songwriter Chuck Berry is charged with assault after striking a woman at New York's Gramercy Park Hotel. Two of the women's teeth were loosened, and she required five stitches. He pleads guilty 11 months later to a lesser charge of harassment
Dec 31, 1987
While fighting with a crew member in a Dallas hotel, Steve Earle is accosted by a policeman, who chokes him with his night stick. Earle is jailed for aggravated assault, and his voice is forever changed by the incident
Nov 6, 1988
Lou Anne Gill files assault charges against her ex-husband, Steve Earle, saying she was "hit and kicked repeatedly." The case is settled out of court
Sep 26, 1990
Six days after marrying The Oak Ridge Boys' Steve Sanders, Janet Sanders is charged with assault for shoving a store manager and telling his ex-wife, Mary, she'll never receive another child support payment
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