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    • Jan 22, 1976
    A new management contract takes effect, giving Colonel Tom Parker a 50% commission on Elvis Presley's concert bookings
    Feb 15, 1976
    Jerry Lee Lewis' bass player, Tarp Tarrant, robs a 7-11 convenience store at gun point. For his $58 stunt, he gets 8-10 years
    Feb 26, 1976
    B.J. and Gloria Thomas file for bankruptcy in Dallas. Within two months, they will list their debts at $265,000 and their assets at a mere $34,000
    Apr 12, 1976
    The Franklin Development and Investment Company sues Jerry Lee Lewis for more than $8,000, seeking unpaid rent on a pair of townhouses he leased during 1975
    May 4, 1976
    Randy Travis--still using his given name, Randy Traywick--faces charges for drunk and disorderly conduct at the Union County courthouse in Monroe, North Carolina, the same day he turns 17
    May 8, 1976
    Willie Nelson sings "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" with Bob Dylan in a Houston benefit for boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, imprisoned for three murders he may not have committed. Afterward, Nelson is served a subpoena for a drug trafficking case
    May 19, 1976
    "Honky Tonk Women" co-writer Keith Richards, of The Rolling Stones, crashes his car in England, and is subsequently charged with possession of an illegal substance when police find cocaine and LSD in the vehicle
    May 24, 1976
    Arista president Clive Davis pleads guilty in New York for failure to report $8,800 as income in 1972 during a well-publicized tax case. Davis will authorize a Nashville division 13 years later, launching the careers of Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn
    May 24, 1976
    The Tulsa district attorney announces he's dropping indecent exposure charges levied against Faron Young, noting that an affidavit from a witness casts extreme doubt about accusations that Young exposed himself to a couple backstage in 1974
    Jun 23, 1976
    "Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman testifies in Macon, Georgia, that he had a cocaine habit from 1973-1975 and accuses a road manager of procuring it for him. Outraged that he sold out a crew member, The Allman Brothers Band breaks up



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