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    • Sep 4, 1977
    George Jones misses two shows in Augusta County, Virginia, and is sued for $29,654. The judge finds against him when he fails to appear in court
    Sep 9, 1977
    After visiting RCA to take a tape of songs to Chet Atkins, a Canadian man returns to Music Row, throws $2,500 worth of traveler's checks into the air and strips. Police arrest him, calling him "calm but incoherent"
    Sep 10, 1977
    A day after causing a scene at RCA, a Canadian songwriter is arrested for attacking a maid at a Holiday Inn in Nashville. The writer tells police: "I'm going to be a star"
    Oct 7, 1977
    Johnny Cash sues Yashica Camera Corporation for $1 million for creating the impression he endorses their product. A commercial with a low-voiced man starts out, "Hello, I'm Johnny..." and fades to thunderous applause
    Oct 28, 1977
    Franklin, Tennessee, resident Gene Hood files a lawsuit against Conway Twitty, claiming "Linda On My Mind" is derived from his song "Too Much Of You." Twitty wins the suit four years later
    Nov 3, 1977
    A Santa Monica judge orders "You Ain't Going Nowhere" songwriter Bob Dylan to return his children to the custody of his estranged wife, Sara, now living in Hawaii
    Mar 8, 1978
    Priscilla Presley is named the formal guardian for 10-year-old Lisa Marie, the late Elvis Presley's only child
    Apr 24, 1978
    Waylon Jennings' manager, Mark Rothbaum, pleads guilty to distributing cocaine, following an August incident in which Jennings and his assistant, Lori Evans, were arrested in the middle of a Nashville recording session
    May 12, 1978
    The Internal Revenue Service places a lien of more than $80,000 against Jerry Lee Lewis to collect unpaid taxes
    Jun 5, 1978
    Third National Bank files suit in Nashville to collect payments for a loan to The Stoneman Family



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