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  • Nov 14, 1978
    The Internal Revenue Service places a lien of more than $84,000 against Jerry Lee Lewis for unpaid tax liabilities
    Dec 15, 1978
    The Nashville Banner quotes George Jones as feeling like he's "been rescued from death" after filing for bankruptcy. Jones had missed 54 performances during the year
    Jan 23, 1979
    The Nashville Banner declares Dolly Parton the highest-paid country concert performer, valued at a reported $60,000 per show. Willie Nelson is next at $50,000. A South Dakota promoter says he's more interested in The Oak Ridge Boys, at $15,000
    Jan 24, 1979
    Johnny Paycheck is sued by his former manager, Glenn Ferguson, for a $10,000 gold chain Paycheck allegedly lost
    Jan 24, 1979
    The Tennessee State Revenue Department auctions off the contents of George Jones' Possum Holler nightclub on Printers Alley to cover the facility's unpaid taxes. An autographed photo of Jones at the Country Music Hall of Fame nets only $5
    Feb 5, 1979
    Kenny Rogers purchases George Jones' Possum Holler club in Nashville's Printers Alley for $250,000
    Feb 8, 1979
    A federal bankruptcy court rules that all George Jones' royalties as a songwriter and recording artist be applied to a $1.5 million debt
    Feb 27, 1979
    The IRS seizes five motorcycles and seven cars, among other items, from Jerry Lee Lewis in Mississippi to settle four years of unpaid taxes
    Mar 7, 1979
    Webb Pierce's controversial guitar-shaped swimming pool on Music Row is sold at auction. Top bid: $150,000 from Pierce's former business partner, William Donoho
    Mar 21, 1979
    Porter Wagoner files a $3-million lawsuit against former duet partner Dolly Parton, charging she breached a 1970 management contract




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