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    • Aug 27, 1980
    A bomb explodes in Lake Tahoe's Harvey's Resort Hotel and Casino, destroying the structure. Playing at a hotel across the street is Eddy Arnold
    Sep 2, 1980
    Songwriter Bill Boling dies in Nashville from injuries suffered in a car accident, 18 months after Johnny Rodriguez had a hit with his song "Down On The Rio Grande"
    Oct 2, 1980
    Helen Cornelius discovers $15,000 worth of clothing has been stolen from the bus in which she tours with Jim Ed Brown
    Oct 20, 1980
    Bradley's Barn burns in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Built by record producer Owen Bradley in 1965, the recording studio had provided the setting for influential recordings by Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Bill Anderson and Jack Greene, among others
    Nov 21, 1980
    Some 85 people are killed in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. The survivors include three members of Mac Davis' band
    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
    Mar 4, 1981
    Songwriters Hall of Fame member E.Y. "Yip" Harburg dies in an auto accident in Los Angeles. Blacklisted during the McCarthy era, he co-wrote the "Wizard Of Oz" classic "Over The Rainbow," which became a country hit for Jerry Lee Lewis just months before the accident
    Apr 22, 1981
    "Lay Down Sally" singer Eric Clapton is hospitalized in Seattle with bruised ribs and a lacerated leg after a car accident
    May 20, 1981
    An obsessive fan begins stalking Bob Dylan, trespassing on his property 19 times in the next month and issuing death threats to his entourage. Dylan is destined for a place in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Jun 21, 1981
    An obsessive fan calls one of Bob Dylan's ex-girlfriends to warn that she'll be killed. The caller, who claims to be Dylan's wife, is prohibited by the courts from harassing Dylan, who authored the Judy Rodman hit "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"



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