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    • Aug 23, 1979
    Johnny Cash's bus driver arrives in Cohasset, Massachusetts, after an all-night drive from Nashville. The purpose of the trip: to deliver Cash a prescription
    Sep 19, 1979
    Joe "Fingers" Carr dies in a car accident near his home in Camarillo, California. The former husband of Margaret Whiting, he shared billing with Tennessee Ernie Ford on the 1951 country hit "Tailor Made Woman"
    Apr 4, 1980
    Red Sovine dies after suffering a heart attack while driving a van in Nashville. A member of the Grand Ole Opry beginning in 1954, he gained his biggest recognition for the recitation records "Teddy Bear," "Giddyup Go" and "Phantom 309"
    Apr 28, 1980
    Bass player Tommy Caldwell dies in a car crash in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was a member of the Southern rock group The Marshall Tucker Band, playing on "Can't You See," covered for the country charts by Waylon Jennings in 1976
    May 4, 1980
    Marty Robbins finishes 33rd in the Winston 500 driving a 1978 Dodge Magnum at the Alabama International Speedway in Talladega
    Jul 4, 1980
    Marty Robbins finishes 30th driving a 1978 Dodge Magnum at the Daytona Motor Speedway in the Firecracker 400
    Jul 23, 1980
    Former Grateful Dead keyboard player Keith Godchaux dies in an automobile accident in Marin County, California. The Dead will be referenced in Lonestar's 1996 country hit "No News"
    Aug 3, 1980
    Marty Robbins finishes 13th in a 1978 Dodge Magnum at the Talladega 500, held at the Alabama International Speedway in Talladega
    Aug 23, 1980
    Having crashed a rented car during time trials, Marty Robbins drives a car he purchased for $8,000 at the Missouri 100. He wins a mere $280, finishing 92 laps, then re-sells the car at a loss for $5,000
    Sep 2, 1980
    Songwriter Bill Boling dies in Nashville from injuries suffered in a car accident, 18 months after Johnny Rodriguez had a hit with his song "Down On The Rio Grande"



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