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Jul 18, 1974
"Detroit City" songwriter Danny Dill is injured in an automobile accident. During his 22 days in intensive care, he decides to give up alcohol
Oct 6, 1974
Marty Robbins crashes into a wall at 160 mph to avoid hitting other drivers in the National 500 stock car race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Robbins sustains two broken ribs and a broken tailbone, and requires 37 facial stitches
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
Feb 16, 1975
Marty Robbins wrecks a 1974 Dodge in the Daytona 500 at the Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida. Benny Parsons eventually wins the race
Mar 2, 1975
A Lincoln Continental occupied by "I Feel Fine" songwriter Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, is pulled over in Los Angeles after they run a red light. She is arrested for marijuana possession. He is not charged
May 4, 1975
In the Winston 500 at Talladega's Alabama International Speedway, Marty Robbins crashes into Ramo Scott's car, creating a ball of fire. Robbins loses consciousness; after returning to strength, he announces his retirement from racing
Jul 5, 1975
"Honky Tonk Women" songwriter Keith Richards is arrested in Fordyce, Arkansas, under suspicion of drug possession. He escapes with a $162.50 fine after pleading guilty to reckless driving
Aug 4, 1975
Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant and his family are involved in a major car accident in Greece, with Plant suffering multiple fractures. He is destined to earn a Top 5 country album in 2007 with the Alison Krauss collaboration "Raising Sand"
Aug 8, 1975
Hank Williams Jr. has a near-fatal accident while climbing Ajax Mountain in Montana. His head hits several jutting rocks as he falls 500 feet. It takes six hours for medics to reach him and deliver him to Missoula Community Hospital
Sep 25, 1975
While performing at the Latin Quarter in New Jersey, R&B star Jackie Wilson suffers a stroke, incapacitating him for the final eight years of his life. Wilson's "Lonely Teardrops" becomes a country hit for Narvel Felts just months after the stroke
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