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    • Dec 11, 1979
    George Jones checks into Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, for treatment of alcoholism
    Dec 14, 1979
    Grandpa Jones undergoes open heart surgery for the second time at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, requiring four hours to unblock arteries
    Dec 15, 1979
    George Jones is transferred from Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital to Hillcrest, a psychiatric hospital in Birmingham
    Jan 25, 1980
    Grandpa Jones performs on the Grand Ole Opry, making a speedy return following open heart surgery just six weeks prior
    Apr 10, 1980
    Merrill Osmond, of The Osmonds, collapses in a London hotel, suffering with a heart issue and diabetes. He returns to the U.S. while the rest of the group continues what it says will be its farewell tour. Three years later, he's heard in The Osmonds' country hit "I Think About Your Lovin'"
    May 16, 1980
    Dr. George Nichopolous is indicted on charges of overprescribing drugs to Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and other patients
    Jun 5, 1980
    Schizophrenic drummer Jim Gordon, battling voices in his head, checks into a Los Angeles hospital after a day of heavy drinking. Gordon played on hits by Glen Campbell, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings
    Jun 9, 1980
    Richard Pryor suffers severe burns while freebasing cocaine in Los Angeles. His wife talks to Waylon Jennings later, and Jennings offers to donate skin for grafting, forgetting that his Caucasian tones would be a poor match for an African-American
    Jun 30, 1980
    Burt Hutcherson, retired guitarist for the stringband The Gully Jumpers, has an operation in Nashville for cataracts
    Aug 5, 1980
    Tammy Wynette cancels a week of concerts as she checks into a Nashville hospital with back problems



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