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Jul 29, 1966
Bob Dylan breaks several bones in his neck in a motorcycle wreck when he hits an oil slick and flies through the handlebars in Woodstock, New York. During his recovery, he writes "You Ain't Going Nowhere," a country hit in 1989 for Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn, backed by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Jul 30, 1966
Marty Robbins finishes 25th driving a 1962 Plymouth in a late-model stock car race at the Nashville Speedway
Nov 11, 1966
Texas Jim Robertson dies of asphyxiation from exhaust fumes in his garage in Newton, New Jersey. "It is the best way," he wrote in a suicide note. Three of his four 1940s hits came when he remade Ernest Tubb singles, and he was a familiar presence on the radio shows "Death Valley Days" and "Dick Tracy"
Dec 15, 1966
Elvis Presley gives a yellow Cadillac convertible to crony George Klein
Jun 5, 1967
John "Lonzo" Sullivan, of Lonzo & Oscar, dies of a heart attack while driving a tractor on his Tennessee farm. Sullivan was the second person to play Lonzo in the Grand Ole Opry comedy duo, best known for its twisted routine "I'm My Own Grandpa"
Jun 10, 1967
Preparing to film "Speedway," Elvis Presley leaves Memphis for California on a bus with his entourage, their families and his new bride, Priscilla. The trip includes a stop in the Grand Canyon
Jun 16, 1967
The movie "Hell On Wheels" opens in theaters with roles for Connie Smith and Marty Robbins, who plays a NASCAR driver. Also appearing: The Stonemans
Aug 22, 1967
Elvis Presley cancels a recording session when one of his sidekicks, Richard Davis, has an auto accident in which he kills a pedestrian he doesn't see
Sep 4, 1967
Charles "Smokey" Walker, general manager of Nashville's WKDA-FM, dies in a motorcycle accident, while 10-year-old daughter Michelle sustains minor injuries. He was married to Jo Walker, executive director of the Country Music Association
Sep 22, 1967
While shooting "The Bill Anderson Show" at the WSIX-TV studios in Nashville, Jan Howard's briefcase falls off the trunk of her car. A man in an Oldsmobile picks it up and drives off, taking her tax records, personal documents and tranquilizers
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